Margaret Scott (dancer)

Margaret Scott
Born
Catherine Margaret Mary Scott

(1922-04-26)26 April 1922
Johannesburg, South Africa
Died24 February 2019(2019-02-24) (aged 96)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Occupation(s)Dancer, choreographer
Years active1939–2000
Spouse
(m. 1953)
Career
DancesBallet

Dame Catherine Margaret Mary Scott, DBE, AC (26 April 1922 – 24 February 2019) was a South African-born pioneering ballet dancer who found fame as a teacher, choreographer, and school administrator in Australia. As the first director of the Australian Ballet School, she is recognised as one of the founders of the strong ballet tradition of her adopted country.[1]

  1. ^ Michelle Potter, Dame Maggie Scott: A Life in Dance (Melbourne: Text Publishing, 2014). With an introduction by Graeme Murphy.