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Lana Jones
Lana Jones is an Australian retired ballet dancer. She was a principal dancer with The Australian Ballet, and danced with the company for 16 years.[2] Early life and trainingJones was born in Coffs Harbour, but soon relocated to Canberra.[3] She started her ballet training at the Canberra Youth Ballet School, where her principal trainer was Lorraine Bennett. Lana competed in the Genée Awards in London at the end of 1998, gaining a silver medal,[1] In 1999, she relocated to Melbourne to train at the Australian Ballet School and graduated in 2002.[3] CareerJones joined The Australian Ballet in 2002. She was named to coryphée in 2005, and principal artist in 2005.[3] During her time at the company, she has danced Princess Aurora in The Sleeping Beauty, the title role in Cinderella and the title role in The Firebird.[4][1] Outside of The Australian Ballet, she made guest appearances in different companies, including galas of Northern Ballet, Singapore Dance Theatre and West Australian Ballet, as well as in Hong Kong Ballet's Rubies. Jones retired from the Australian Ballet in 2019.[2] Selected repertoire
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Personal lifeJones is married to fellow Australian Ballet principal artist Daniel Gaudiello. They have a son and two dogs. Outside of ballet, Jones enjoy photography and jet skiing.[2][3] References
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