The Australian Ballet: Natalie Fincher

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Natalie Fincher

Born in Sydney, Natalie Fincher started ballet classes at the age of four. She undertook her training at Glenda Lloyd School of Ballet, McDonald College, and The Australian Ballet School, where she was awarded the Michael Easton Scholarship in 1997. Natalie was a child extra and a corps de ballet extra with The Australian Ballet, and performed on The Dancer's Company tour, before officially joining the company in 2000. She was promoted to coryphée in 2005 and has toured with the company to China, Auckland, the UK, Tokyo and Paris.

Repertoire highlights

Juliet's Nurse and Lady Montague in Graeme Murphy's Romeo & Juliet 2011
Butterfly's Mother in Stanton Welch's Madame Butterfly 2011
Matriarch in The Merry Widow 2011
Tsarina Alexandra in Graeme Murphy's The Nutcracker - The Story of Clara 2010
Guardian Swan in Graeme Murphy's Swan Lake 2009, 2008, 2006, 2005, 2004
Valse and Mazurka Variations in Les Sylphides 2009
Wind Fairy and Water Fairy in Stanton Welch's The Sleeping Beauty 2009, 2006
Paquita 2007
Lead Bridesmaid in Don Quixote 2007
Shade variation in Kingdon of the Shades, La Bayadère 2005
La Conservatoire 2005

Awards

The Michael Easton Scholarship 1997

You may not know ...

Natalie has a keen interest in millinery and is discovering her sewing machine.

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