Alison McWhinney

Introducing Alison

Alison was born in Port Macquarie, and trained in Sydney at Ecole Ballet Studios before the English National Ballet School. She danced with the National Ballet, and was promoted to First Soloist in 2017. She joined Queensland Ballet as a Senior Soloist in 2024.

Repertoire Highlights 

• 'Juliet' in Nureyev's Romeo and Juliet
• 'Manon' in Kenneth MacMillan’s Manon
• 'Giselle' and 'Myrtha' in Mary Skeaping's Giselle
• 'Cinderella' in Christopher Wheeldon’s Cinderella
• 'Clara' and 'Sugar Plum Fairy' in Wayne Eagling's The Nutcracker
• 'Sylph' in Frank Anderson’s La Sylphide
• William Forsythe's In the Middle Somewhat Elevated
• William Forsythe's Blake Works
• Liam Scarlett's No Mans Land

Professional Accolades 

• 2003 Genee silver medallist
• 2004 Prix de Lausanne prize winner
• 2014 English National Ballet Emerging Dancer winner

Did you know... 

Alison's daughter, Maia and her partner Laurent are the loves of her life. The family moved together from London to start a life in Australia.