David McAllister

• Artistic Director
• The Australian Ballet
• AM
• http://www.australianballet.com.au
• A graduate of The Australian Ballet School, Perth-born David McAllister joined The Australian Ballet in 1983. In 1985 he won a Bronze Medal at the Fifth International Ballet Competition in Moscow, which saw him invited to return to the USSR as a guest artist where he made numerous appearances with the Bolshoi Ballet and other companies. In 1989 David was guest artist with The National Ballet of Canada and has also been a guest artist with Birmingham Royal Ballet and Singapore Dance Theatre. In London 1992, he took part in the Royal Gala performance of Coppélia in the presence of the Princess of Wales.
  David has worked as a guest teacher with numerous companies including The Australian Ballet School & the Royal Academy of Dancing. In November 2000, he completed a Graduate Diploma in Arts and Entertainment Management at Deakin University.
  David McAllister danced for the final time in Giselle on 24 March 2001 at the Sydney Opera House and became Artistic Director of The Australian Ballet in July 2001. He was awarded a Member of the Order of Australia in the 2004 Australia Day Honours List and was elected Vice President of the Royal Academy of Dance in 2005.

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