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Some of the text in The Australian Ballet timeline is adapted from essays in Luminous. These were written by Valerie Lawson (The Sixties), Jill Sykes (The Seventies), Lee Christofis (The Eighties), Michael Shmith (The Nineties) and Deborah Jones (The New Millennium).
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26 October 1989
Marilyn Jones with baby Stanton prior to a performance of Don Quixote, 1970
Stanton Welch, eldest son of Marilyn Jones and Garth Welch, joins the company. He began his ballet training at the late age of 17, winning a scholarship to the San Francisco Ballet School.
Also in 1989
More famous dance teachers come to Australia to work with the company.
1989
There is great rejoicing among the dancers and staff when the wardrobe department is finally moved into the new premises in Southbank.
4 April 1989
The Australian Broadcasting Commission film the company’s performance of La Fille mal gardée.
