Amy Harris (dancer)

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Amy Harris
Born1983or1984(age 39–40) [1]
Ararat, Victoria, Australia
Education The Australian Ballet School
OccupationBallet dancer
SpouseJarryd Madden
Children2
Career
Current group The Australian Ballet

Amy Harris (born 1983) is an Australian ballet dancer, principal artist with The Australian Ballet. [2]

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Early life and training

Harris was born in Ararat, Victoria. At the age of three, she started attending ballet, jazz and tap dancing class, and began ba Cecchetti training at the age of 10. In 1999, at the age of 15, Harris relocated to Melbourne to train at The Australian Ballet School. [2]

Career

Harris graduated into The Australian Ballet in 2002. She was named coryphée in 2007, soloist in 2011 and became a senior artist in 2012. [2] Her very first principal role was Carabosse in The Sleeping Beauty . [3] She has also performed roles such as Hannah Glawari in The Merry Widow , Romola in Nijinsky and Princess Aurora in The Sleeping Beauty. [4] In 2018, after her performance as Tertulla in the world premiere of Lucas Jervies' Spartacus. , she was promoted to principal artist on stage. [2]

Personal life

Harris is married to fellow company member Jarryd Madden. They have a daughter and a son. [2]

Selected repertoire

Awards

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References

  1. ↑ Hudson, Sarah (16 February 2011). "Rural stars of ballet". The Weekly Times . Melbourne. Archived from the original on 6 March 2011. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Amy Harris". The Australian Ballet. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  3. ↑ "Cupcakes & Conversation with Amy Harris, Soloist, The Australian Ballet". Ballet News.
  4. ↑ "Amy Harris-Interview". Ballet Without Borders. 30 December 2017.
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