The Australian Ballet: Laura Tong

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Laura Tong

Laura grew up in a rural area of Northland, New Zealand, and has lived in Singapore and London. She started dancing at four when she began going along with her older sister to ballet and piano lessons. Laura studied with Maureen Ax, Philippa Campbell and Joye Lowe in New Zealand, then at the English National Ballet School from 1998 to 2000. Upon graduation Laura entered the English National Ballet before joining The Australian Ballet in 2004. Laura has danced a diverse repertoire since joining the company and particularly enjoys the challenge of roles that are both physically and artistically demanding. She has toured to New York, London, Tokyo, Paris, Athens and Shanghai. Laura was promoted to soloist in 2009.

Repertoire highlights

Suzuki and Kate in Stanton Welch's Madame Butterfly 2011
Stephen Baynes' Molto Vivace 2010
Cigarette variation in Serge Lifar's Suite en blanc 2009
Guardian Swan in Graeme Murphy's Swan Lake 2009
Carabosse in Stanton Welch's The Sleeping Beauty 2009
Nacho Duato's Por vos muero 2009
Stanton Welch's Divergence 2009
Mistress in Sir Kenneth MacMillan's Manon 2008
The Wife in Jerome Robbins' The Concert 2008
Waltz in Les Sylphides 2009, 2006
Waltz in Les Sylphides 2009, 2006

Awards

Telstra Ballet Dancer Award nominee 2009

You may not know ...

Laura has three sisters; a scientist, a vet and an economist.

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