Evie Ferris (born 18 February 1997) is an Australian ballerina and member of children's band The Wiggles.

Early life

Ferris was born in

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, Australia, and attended St Andrews Catholic College until year 7. She began dance and performing arts classes at the age of four. By 2007 she had a supporting role in

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's production of Don Quixote.

Early career

Ferris was one of eight dancers to earn a role after auditioning with 150 other young dancers, and she was a puppet in the story in the Man of La Mancha. In 2010, at the age of twelve, she moved to

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to join the Australian Ballet School. She toured with the school's Dancer's Company in 2014 and 2015 and undertook a student exchange to

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in 2015. In 2015 she was selected to join The Australian Ballet, where she was the second Indigenous ballerina after Ella Havelka.

The Wiggles

In 2021, Ferris was selected to join The Wiggles as part of its expanded line-up. She appeared as the second Blue Wiggle originally but has changed to be a Yellow Wiggle. As a Taribelang and Djabugay woman, she is the first Indigenous Australian to be a member of the group.

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* 1997 births Australian ballerinas Indigenous Australian dancers Living people People from Cairns The Wiggles members {{Ballet-bio-stub