Stephanie Williams (dancer)
Stephanie Williams | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1987 or 1988 (age 36–37)[1] |
| Occupation | ballet dancer |
| Employer | American Ballet Theatre |
Stephanie Williams (born in Newcastle, New South Wales) is an Australian ballet dancer, a member of the corps de ballet of the American Ballet Theatre.
Dance career
Stephanie Williams started learning ballet with the Marie Walton-Mahon (founder & creator of Progressing Ballet Technique) Dance Academy in Newcastle at the age of 8.[2] She joined The Australian Ballet School and performed the double rôle of Odette and Odile in Swan Lake at her graduation performance in 2006.[3] She then joined The Australian Ballet and was promoted to coryphée. She was a guest artist with Morphoses/The Wheeldon Company at the Sydney Festival in 2009.[3]
She won both the Telstra Ballet Dancer Award and Telstra People's Choice Award for 2009, the second dancer to win both awards.[3]
Williams joined the corps de ballet of the Dutch National Ballet in 2011.[4]
In January 2012 she joined American Ballet Theatre as a member of the corps de ballet.[2][5]
Selected repertoire
- Odette and Odile in Graeme Murphy's Swan Lake, 2006[3]
- Idée fixe in Krzysztof Pastor's Symphonie fantastique[6][7]
- Maiden in Alexei Ratmansky's Firebird, world première 2012[2][8]
Awards
- Gold Medal, 10th Asian Pacific International Ballet Competition in Tokyo, 2005[2][5]
- Telstra Ballet Dancer Award and People's Choice Award, 2009[3]
References
- ^ Kourlas, Gia (9 May 2014). "Standouts of American Ballet Theater's Corps de Ballet". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 11 May 2014.
- ^ a b c d Martin, Rebecca (2 April 2012). "Stephanie Williams joins American Ballet Theatre". Dance Informa. Archived from the original on 24 May 2012.
- ^ a b c d e Jones, Deborah (5 December 2009). "Rising star Stephanie Williams scoops ballet awards". The Australian. Sydney. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
- ^ "Stephanie Williams". Dutch National Ballet. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
- ^ a b "ABT: Dancers: Stephanie Williams". American Ballet Theatre. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- ^ "Cupcakes & Conversation with Stephanie Williams, Corps de ballet, Het Nationale Ballet – Dutch National Ballet". Ballet News. 14 September 2011. Retrieved 11 December 2011. Interview with pictures.
- ^ "Symphonie fantastique". Australia Dancing. Archived from the original on 19 July 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
- ^ Reiter, Susan (14 July 2015). "Stephanie Williams". Dance Australia.