Amber Scott

Amber Scott is an Australian ballet dancer. She is a principal artist at The Australian Ballet.[2]

Amber Scott
Born1982/1983 (age 36–37)[1]
Brisbane, Australia
OccupationBallet dancer
Spouse(s)Ty King-Wall
Children1
Current groupThe Australian Ballet
DancesBallet

Early life

Scott was born and raised in Brisbane, Australia.[3] She started dance classes at age three and ballet at age five. She also attended jazz and tap classes. When Scott was eleven, her family relocated to Melbourne,[4] and she started training at The Australian Ballet School.[2]

Career

Scott joined The Australian Ballet in 2001, at age 17. In 2003, she spent five months at the Royal Danish Ballet and learned the Bournonville method there. In 2011, Scott was promoted to Principal Artist after dancing the second movement in Kenneth MacMillan's Concerto. She has danced classical roles such as Princess Aurora and the Lilac Fairy in The Sleeping Beauty, Odette/Odile in Swan Lake, Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker, the title role in Manon and Tatiana in Onegin, as well as contemporary pieces such as Chroma and After the Rain. In 2016, Scott partnered with David Hallberg in Coppélia, which was his performance after he recovered from a career-threatening injury.[1][2]

Personal life

Scott is married to fellow Australian Ballet dancer Ty King-Wall. They have a daughter.[1]

Selected repertoire

Awards
  • Helpmann Award nomination for Stephen Baynes’ Swan Lake, 2013
  • Telstra Ballet Dancer Award and Telstra People's Choice Award, 2004
  • First Place Junior Asian Pacific Competition, Tokyo, 1999
  • Adeline Genée Awards, bronze medal, 1998

References
  1. "How ballerina Amber Scott's keeps her balance between pirouettes and parenting". Sydney Morning Harald. 1 December 2019.
  2. "Amber Scott". The Australian Ballet. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  3. "Australian Ballet's Amber Scott On Discovering Ballet". The Carousel.
  4. "Sleeping Beauty: The Australian Ballet Principal Artist Amber Scott". FRANKIxo. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
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