SOLO ARTIST

Born in Hong Kong, Polly completed her formal training at The Australian Ballet School, earning exchange scholarships to Canada’s National Ballet School, Toronto and the School of American Ballet, New York.

After a year working off stage in The Australian Ballet’s Dance Education team she trained further with the late Prudence Bowen to rejoin The Australian Ballet for Swan Lake 2012/13. Polly joined West Australian Ballet in 2013, was promoted to Demi-Soloist in 2014 and Soloist in 2019.

At West Australian Ballet, Polly’s career highlights include Kitri in Don Quixote; Odile in Swan Lake, Aurora and Lilac Fairy in Sleeping Beauty; Myrtha in Giselle; Lady Capulet in Romeo & Juliet; First violin in Balanchine’s Concerto Barocco and jumping girl in Who Cares? as well as modern works; David Dawson’s Metamorphosis, and Melanie Lane’s Slow Haunt.

Polly has also choreographed numerous times for Genesis, created main stage works for Ballet at the Quarry and has worked as a dramaturge and designer for her own and Adam Alzaim's work.