Margaret Scott (dancer)
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Early life
Margaret Scott, was born as Margaret Catherine Mary Scott in Johannesburg and arrived in Australia in 1947 on tour with the Ballet Rambert and stayed there. She danced with the Sadler's Wells Ballet, appointed a principal dancer in 1941, and Ballet Rambert as a principal from 1943 to 1948. She studied teaching at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, and later gained a Graduate Diploma in Visual and Performing Arts in 2000.
In Australia, she danced with the National Theatre Ballet Company as a principal. She participated in the negotiations with the Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust that led to the formation of the Australian Ballet in 1962, and in 1964 was appointed director of the Australian Ballet School, heading the school until 1990. She appeared in Graeme Murphy's version of The Nutcracker in the 1992, 1994 and 2000 seasons. She represents Australia on the Council of the World Dance Alliance.[1]
Honours
Scott was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1976, Dame Commander (DBE) in 1981[2] and Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) in 2005.[3] She has been the recipient of many other honours and awards including the award for lifetime achievement at the 1998 Australian Dance Awards.
In 2001, she was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Education degree from her alma mater, RMIT University.
Personal life
She married Emeritus Professor Derek Denton, founder of the Howard Florey Institute, in 1953.[citation needed]
References
- ↑ Dancing through life, theage.com.au; accessed 26 April 2015.
- ↑ London Gazette notice of Margaret Scott's damehood, london-gazette.co.uk; accessed 26 April 2015.
- ↑ It's an Honour: AC
External links
- Margaret Scott at the Australia Dancing website
- Dame Margaret Scott's Australian theatre credits at AusStage
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