Amber Scott


Amber Scott is an Australian ballet dancer. She is a principal artist at The Australian Ballet.

Early life

Scott was born and raised in Brisbane, Australia. She started dance classes at age three and ballet at age five. She also attended jazz and tap classes. When Scott was eleven, her family relocated to Melbourne, and she started training at The Australian Ballet School.

Career

Scott joined The Australian Ballet in 2001, at age 17. In 2003, she spent five months at the Royal Danish Ballet and learned the Bournonville method there. In 2011, Scott was promoted to Principal Artist after dancing the second movement in Kenneth MacMillan's Concerto. She has danced classical roles such as Princess Aurora and the Lilac Fairy in The Sleeping Beauty, Odette/Odile in Swan Lake, Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker, the title role in Manon and Tatiana in Onegin, as well as contemporary pieces such as Chroma and After the Rain. In 2016, Scott partnered with David Hallberg in Coppélia, which was his performance after he recovered from a career-threatening injury.

Personal life

Scott is married to fellow Australian Ballet dancer Ty King-Wall. They have a daughter.

Selected repertoire