Sharni Spencer, Newcastle-raised and trained ballerina with the Australian Ballet, has just received one of the highest industry accolades in the country - the promotion to principal artist of the Australian Ballet.
Announced during the final curtain calls of the Australian Ballet's performance of Alexei Ratmansky's Harlequinade on June 25 by the company's artistic director David Hallberg, Spencer was described as a "beautiful artist" who "possesses, in equal measure, star quality, humility, grace ... " before presenting the life-changing announcement.
