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These Violent Delights

14 – 15 Aug 2026
Emergence

10 Sep – 3 Oct 2026
Cinders!

11 Dec 2026 – 30 Jan 2027
The Scandal at Mayerling

8 – 30 Apr 2027

Annabelle McCoy

Artist

A young woman with long, light brown hair, wearing a green velvet top and small hoop earrings, looks at the camera with a soft, neutral expression against a plain light background.

Joined Scottish Ballet: 2025

Training: The Australian Ballet School and Queensland Ballet Academy

Awards: 2021 Graeme Murphy AO Award for Contemporary Dance

I love working with different choreographers and being created on.

What career moment are you most proud of?
Moving overseas to join Scottish Ballet.

What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever been given?
Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard.

What’s your favourite ballet to perform?
I love performing things that I had a part in creating.

What’s your dream role to perform?
The baby bun head in me always dreamed about being Giselle but now that I’m older I love working with different choreographers and being created on.

What do you like to do on your days off?
I love to read, cook new recipes, listen to jazz, go for a good walk, and sleep.

What’s something people might not know about you?
I take my teddy George on tour with me.

What does ‘home’ mean to you?
The people I love.

What’s your hype song?
I don’t know about a ‘hype’ song but to chill out I listen to this album, Open this Wall by Berlioz.

What’s your favourite book/movie?
At the moment I’m reading the Game of Thrones books and loving them. I don’t think I could chose an all time favourite though.

 

Repertoire Highlights: Bathing Beauty in Christopher Hampson’s Starstruck, French Fancy in the Wee Nutcracker, Coco Chanel; The Life of a Fashion Icon by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, Papillion by Jack Lister, Colossus by Stephanie Lake.

Three ballet dancers perform on stage. One, in a purple dress, kneels and appears to be crying while holding fabric. The other two, in a red costume and black-and-white checkered outfit, watch her with concern. Purple lights glow in the background.

L to R Elizabeth Williams as Clara, Theo Greenfield as Nutcracker and Annabelle McCoy as French Fancy. Photo by Andy Ross
Three female ballet dancers in colorful rehearsal outfits stand close together, smiling and embracing in a friendly, supportive manner inside a bright dance studio.

L to R Artists Claire Tjoe-Fat, Annabelle McCoy and Elizabeth Williams in rehearsal for Scottish Ballet's Wee Nutcracker. Photo credit Mihaela Bodlovic

Three dancers in matching purple costumes perform on stage, with two kicking one leg high and smiling, while the third stands slightly behind them, arms bent, in front of a dark background.
Ballet dancers rehearse in a studio, focusing on their poses at the barre. In the center, a dancer in black attire extends her arm gracefully and balances on one foot, surrounded by other dancers practicing.