Gillian Revie Macleod is a British ballerina. She was formerly a first soloist and later principal guest artist at the
Royal Ballet
The Royal Ballet is a British internationally renowned classical ballet company, based at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London, England. The largest of the five major ballet companies in Great Britain, the Royal Ballet was founded in ...
, Covent Garden. She went on to start her own ballet school in Sydney called Classical Ballet 121, closing in 2021.
Early life
Revie was born in either 1969 or 1970 in
Bangor, County Down
Bangor ( ; ) is a city and seaside resort in County Down, Northern Ireland, on the southern side of Belfast Lough. It is within the Belfast metropolitan area and is 13 miles (22 km) east of Belfast city centre, to which it is linked ...
, Northern Ireland. She began dancing at the age of three.
Career
Revie trained at the Royal Ballet School and joined the Royal Ballet company in 1987, where she worked for over two decades, undertaking roles such as Sugar Plum Fairy in ''
The Nutcracker
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'', Mary in ''
Mayerling
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'', Anastasia, and Manon.
In 2000, she became the first recipient of the Award for Outstanding Achievement in Dance Performance at Dance Northern Ireland's black-tie Gala Night Celebration.
References
Dancers of The Royal Ballet
People educated at the Royal Ballet School
British ballerinas
Year of birth missing (living people)
People from Bangor, County Down
Living people
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