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Three lucky young dancers have been awarded the 2014 Lady Mollie Askin Ballet Scholarship.

Josephine Frick, Cameron McCormack and Isobelle Dashwood will each be awarded $20,000 to assist with costs related to study, maintenance and travel within Australia or abroad to further their ballet careers.

The Scholarship is awarded every two years to three applicants who show outstanding ability and promise in the art of ballet. It is open to males and females aged between 17 and 30 years and was created to support “the furtherance of culture and the advancement of education in Australia and elsewhere”.

Originally from Melbourne, Josephine Frick (18) will use the Scholarship funding to continue her studies at the Royal Ballet School in London and participate in ballet workshops and summer schools in Europe during 2015. She is a graduate of the Australian Ballet School (ABS) and Newtown High School of the Performing Arts.

Fellow Victorian Cameron McCormack (20) will put the Scholarship towards an international audition tour. Cameron has previously danced fwith the Australian Ballet and the Queensland Ballet and is looking forward to broadening his perspective on the industry through international travel.

Isobelle Dashwood (17), who is also based in Melbourne, intends to fund her graduate year at the Australian Ballet School.

The judging panel included Adrian Burnett, from the Australia Council, and director/choreographer Stephen Colyer.

Lady Mollie recognised the great financial need of young ballet artists so established the Scholarship to benefit individuals who may not be able to continue their studies due to financial reasons.

Congratulations to all!

 

Pictured is Cameron Cormack.

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