Toohey, Elizabeth (ballet dancer, tecaher)

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Elizabeth Toohey was born in Newcastle and joined The Australian Ballet after graduating from The Australian Ballet School in 1979. She remained with the company until 1990. In 1985 she and David McAllister entered the 5th International Ballet Competition in Moscow, and were then invited to perform with the Bolshoi Ballet in 1986 and the Kirov Ballet in 1988, cementing an enduring partnership. She has been a guest artist with Norwegian National Ballet and a resident guest principal with English National Ballet. Following her retirement, Elizabeth completed an Arts Administration apprenticeship with English National Ballet. She has taught at several international summer schools and was a guest teacher with Estonian National Ballet in 2015. In 2016, she returned to The Australian Ballet as a guest teacher and in 2017 accepted David McAllister's invitation to become a ballet mistress with the company. [Information from the Australian Ballet website, 2018 https://australianballet.com.au/artist/elizabeth-toohey] Link to catalogue record.

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