Amber Scott is an Australian ballet dancer. She was a principal artist at The Australian Ballet before retiring in 2023 after 22 years with the company.

Early life

Scott was born and raised in Brisbane, Australia. 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, and she started training at

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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

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there. In 2011, Scott was promoted to Principal Artist after dancing the second movement in Kenneth MacMillan's ''

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''. She has danced classical roles such as Princess Aurora and the Lilac Fairy in '' The Sleeping Beauty'', Odette/Odile in ''

Swan Lake ''Swan Lake'' ( rus, Лебеди́ное о́зеро, r=Lebedínoye ózero, p=lʲɪbʲɪˈdʲinəjə ˈozʲɪrə, link=no ), Op. 20, is a ballet composed by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in 1875–76. Despite its initial failur ...

'', Sugar Plum Fairy in '' The Nutcracker'', the title role in ''

Manon ''Manon'' () is an ''opéra comique'' in five acts by Jules Massenet to a French libretto by Henri Meilhac and Philippe Gille, based on the 1731 novel '' L'histoire du chevalier des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut'' by the Abbé Prévost. It was first ...

'' and Tatiana in '' Onegin'', as well as contemporary pieces such as '' Chroma'' and ''

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''.

Personal life

Scott is married to fellow Australian Ballet dancer Ty King-Wall. They have two daughters.

Selected repertoire

*Swanilda in '' Coppélia'' *Aurora and the Lilac Fairy in '' The Sleeping Beauty'' *Giselle in ''

Giselle ''Giselle'' (; ), originally titled ''Giselle, ou les Wilis'' (, ''Giselle, or The Wilis''), is a romantic ballet (" ballet-pantomime") in two acts with music by Adolphe Adam. Considered a masterwork in the classical ballet performance canon, ...

'' *Nikiya in '' La Bayadère'' *The Sugar Plum Fairy in '' The Nutcracker'' *Odette/Odile in ''

'' *Odette in Graeme Murphy's ''Swan Lake'' *Manon in ''

'' *Tatiana in '' Onegin'' *Hanna in '' The Merry Widow'' *Second movement in ''

'' *'' Chroma'' *''

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

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