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Margaret Scott (dancer)
Australian ballerina
Dame Margaret Scott DBE, AC | |
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Born | Catherine Margaret Mary Scott (1922-04-26)26 April 1922 Johannesburg, South Africa |
Died | 24 February 2019(2019-02-24) (aged 96) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
Occupation(s) | Dancer, choreographer |
Years active | 1939–2000 |
Spouse | |
Career | |
Dances | Ballet |
Dame Catherine Margaret Mary Scott, DBE, AC (26 April 1922 – 24 February 2019) was a South African-born pioneering ballet dancer who found fame as a teacher, choreographer, and school administrator in Australia.
As the first director of the Australian Ballet School, she is recognised as one of the founders of the strong ballet tradition of her adopted country.[1]
Early life and training
Margaret Scott was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, the youngest of three, including twins Joan and Barbara.[2] As a child, she was encouraged by her free-spirited family to purs