Lucette Aldous

Lucette Aldous AC (born 26 September 1938) is an Australian ballerina and ballet teacher.

Biography

Born in Auckland, New Zealand, she undertook her early training in Australia, and later at the Royal Ballet School. She then danced at Ballet Rambert (under Dame Peggy van Praagh) and The Royal Ballet. She returned to Australia in 1970, quickly rising to Resident Principal Dancer with the Australian Ballet, where she remained until 1976.

She is particularly noted for her partnerships with Rudolf Nureyev, first in the Nutcracker while with the Royal Ballet, and subsequently in the role of Kitri in Don Quixote for the Australian Ballet.

Currently she teaches in Perth, Australia at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) and the Perth School of Ballet in Osborne Park.

Personal

Lucette Aldous married Maurice Evelyn Forbes Fitzmaurice, a barrister, in 1960. They divorced in 1973.[1] She later married fellow artist Alan Alder. They have a daughter, Floeur Alder, who is also a dancer.

Honours

Lucette Aldous was made a Companion of the Order of Australia in the Australia Day Honours List in January 2018.[2]

References

  1. ↑ The Peerage
  2. ↑ "Australia Day Honours 2018: The full list". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2018-01-26. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
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