Dana Stephensen

Dana Stephensen (born in Brisbane) is an Australian ballet dancer, coryphée with The Australian Ballet.

1 Dance career
2 Selected repertoire
3 Other activities
4 Awards
5 References

Dance career

Dana Stephensen started her dance training at the age of three in Brisbane.^[1] In 2001 she joined the Queensland Dance School of Excellence and obtained the Royal Academy of Dance Solo Seal. After becoming an Interstate Associate of The Australian Ballet School she joined the senior school in 2002. She performed several seasons seconded to The Australian Ballet and joined full time in 2005. She was promoted to coryphée in 2010.^[2]

Stephensen won the Telstra Ballet Dancer Award for 2010, jointly with Ty King-Wall.^[3]

Selected repertoire

Lead Cupid in Molto Vivace, 2010^[2]
Guardian Swan in Graeme Murphy's Swan Lake, 2008–2010^[2]
Kitri in Don Quixote, 2010 (as Guest Artist with Australian touring company The Dancers Company)^[2]

Other activities

Stephensen played an Australian Ballet dancer in the 2009 film Mao's Last Dancer.^[4]

Awards

Telstra Ballet Dancer Award 2010^[3]
Khitercs Scholarship, 2008^[2]
James and Pamela Mills Scholarship, 2004^[2]
Graeme Murphy Award for Excellence in Contemporary Dance, 2003^[2]

References

^ Sourris, Marie-Christine (30 October 2011). "Ballerina Dana Stephensen has a passion for dance". The Courier Mail. Brisbane. http://www.couriermail.com.au/life/whatson/a-passion-for-dance/story-fn8zvh1s-1226180393561. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Our Dancers". The Australian Ballet. http://www.australianballet.com.au/about_us/dancers/dancer_bio/dana_stephensen. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
^ ^a ^b Jones, Deborah (6 December 2010). "Prince and the showgirl both worthy winners". The Australian. Sydney. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/arts/prince-and-the-showgirl-both-worthy-winners/story-e6frg8n6-1225966016560. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
^ Dana Stephensen at the Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 10 December 2011.

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Persondata
Name	Stephensen, Dana
Alternative names
Short description	Australian ballet dancer
Date of birth
Place of birth	Brisbane, Australia
Date of death
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