Ty King-Wall
Born1985 or 1986 (age 36–37)[1]
Waihi, New Zealand
OccupationArtistic Director
EmployerRoyal New Zealand Ballet
SpouseAmber Scott
Children2

Ty King-Wall is a New Zealand ballet dancer, an ex principal dancer with The Australian Ballet and current Artistic Director of the Royal New Zealand Ballet.

Dance career

King-Wall was born in Waihi, New Zealand. He started dancing aged seven and trained at the Dance Education Centre, Tauranga. He was a Junior Associate of the New Zealand School of Dance before joining the Australian Ballet School at the age of 16. After graduating Dux with Honours he joined The Australian Ballet in 2006 becoming soloist in 2010, senior artist in 2011 and principal artist in 2013.[2]

King-Wall won the Telstra Ballet Dancer Award in 2010.

He retired from dancing in 2022, became the Dancers' Director on the Board of the Australian Ballet and a classical teacher at the Australian Ballet School.

He is married to Amber Scott, also an ex principal dancer with the Australian Ballet. They have two daughters.[3]


Selected repertoire

Awards

  • PACANZ Young Performer of the Year Award, 2002[4]
  • Silver Medal, Asia Pacific International Ballet Competition, 2005[2]
  • Lissa Black scholarship, 2009[2]
  • Telstra Ballet Dancer Award, 2010 (also nominee in 2008)[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Ty King Wall leaps into award books". Bay of Plenty Times. Tauranga, New Zealand. 13 December 2010. Archived from the original on 19 April 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Ty King-Wall". The Australian Ballet. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  3. ↑ "How ballerina Amber Scott's keeps her balance between pirouettes and parenting". Sydney Morning Harald. 1 December 2019.
  4. ↑ "Past Winners". PACANZ. Archived from the original on 6 April 2017.
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