Gillian Revie

Gillian Revie Macleod is a British ballerina. She was formerly a first soloist and later principal guest artist at the Royal Ballet, Covent Garden, and now heads the ballet school Classical Ballet 121 in Sydney.

Gillian Revie Macleod
Born1969 or 1970
Northern Ireland
OccupationBallet dancer
WebsiteOfficial website

Early life

Revie was born in either 1969 or 1970 in Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland. She began dancing at the age of three.[1][2]

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, Mary in Mayerling, Anastasia, and Manon.[3][4][5][6]

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.[7]

References
  1. "Classical Ballet 121". Classical Ballet 121. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  2. "Buckles and pointes". The Irish Times. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  3. "Gilly Revie profile". studiotibor.com.au. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  4. "Faculty". teresajohnsonballet.com. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  5. "Gilian Revie: Ballet Association meeting report". balletassociation.co.uk. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  6. Kisselgoff, Anna (18 July 1994). "DANCE REVIEW; The Royal's 'Mayerling' Gets Two New Casts". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  7. Wulff, Helena (2007). Dancing at the Crossroads: Memory and Mobility in Ireland. New York: Berghahn Books. p. 129. ISBN 1845455908.


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