Danielle Rowe

Danielle Rowe (born 1982 in Shepparton[1]) is an Australian-born ballet dancer.

This article is about the ballet dancer. For the singer, see Poloroid. For the cyclist, see Dani Rowe.

Danielle Rowe
Born1982 (age 38–39)
Shepparton, Australia
OccupationBallet dancer
Current groupNederlands Dans Theater
Former groupsHouston Ballet, The Australian Ballet

Dancing career

Rowe trained in Newcastle and Adelaide. She joined The Australian Ballet in 2001. She won the Telstra People's Choice Award in both 2003 and 2005[2] and in 2008 became a principal artist with the company.

In 2011, she joined the Houston Ballet as a first soloist (senior artist in Australian Ballet terms).[3] and was promoted to principal dancer in August of the same year.[4] In 2012 she joined Nederlands Dans Theater.

Awards

In 2009, Rowe won the Walter Bourke prize, which allowed her to travel to New York and perform with Christopher Wheeldon's dance company Morphoses.[5] In 2010, she won a Helpmann Award for her performance in Dyad 1929 by Wayne McGregor.[6]

In 2012, Rowe was named one of "25 to Watch" by Dance Magazine.[7]

Personal life

Rowe has been in a long-term relationship with fellow South Australian Luke Ingham.[8] Ingham also danced with Houston Ballet for the 2011–2012 season. In 2012 he joined San Francisco Ballet where he was promoted to principal dancer in 2014.

References
  1. "Danielle Rowe". The Australian Ballet. Archived from the original on 15 November 2010. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
  2. Roberts, Jo (30 November 2005). "Lana Jones back in the awards spotlight". Melbourne: The Age. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
  3. "Australian dancer Danielle Rowe joins Houston Ballet as First Soloist". Houston Ballet. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
  4. "Danielle Rowe". Houston Ballet. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
  5. "Danielle Rowe departs". The Australian Ballet. Archived from the original on 27 February 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
  6. "Danielle Rowe wins Helpmann Award". The Australian Ballet. Archived from the original on 24 November 2010. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
  7. "25 to Watch". Dance Magazine. January 2012. Archived from the original on 23 April 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  8. Turner, Tonya (10 November 2010). "Principal dancer Danielle Rowe quits the Australian Ballet". Melbourne: Herald Sun. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
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