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==Early life==
==Early life==
Havelka was born in [[Dubbo]], [[New South Wales]], and is a descendant of the [[Wiradjuri]] people. She was raised by a single mother.<ref name=telegraph/> She started ballet at a local studio after she watched a video of ''[[Swan Lake]]''.<ref name=Ogayar>{{cite news|url=https://dancemagazine.com.au/2020/07/aware-of-the-journey-ella-havelka-leaps-from-the-australian-ballet-to-bangarra-dance-theatre-and-back-again/|title=Aware of the journey: Ella Havelka leaps from The Australian Ballet to Bangarra Dance Theatre and back again|magazine=Dance Informa|last=Ogayar|first=Renata|date=July 2020}}</ref><ref name=Verass>{{cite news|url=https://www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article/2016/08/05/dubbo-documentary-wiradjuri-ballet-dancer-ella-havelka-has-groundbreaking-story-1|title=From Dubbo to Documentary: Wiradjuri ballet dancer Ella Havelka's groundbreaking story
Havelka was born in [[Dubbo]], [[New South Wales]], and is a descendant of the [[Wiradjuri]] people. She was raised by a single mother.<ref name=telegraph/> She started ballet at a local studio after she watched a video of ''[[Swan Lake]]''.<ref name=Ogayar>{{cite news|url=https://dancemagazine.com.au/2020/07/aware-of-the-journey-ella-havelka-leaps-from-the-australian-ballet-to-bangarra-dance-theatre-and-back-again/|title=Aware of the journey: Ella Havelka leaps from The Australian Ballet to Bangarra Dance Theatre and back again|magazine=Dance Informa|last=Ogayar|first=Renata|date=July 2020|access-date=18 August 2020|archive-date=13 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240913000216/https://dancemagazine.com.au/2020/07/aware-of-the-journey-ella-havelka-leaps-from-the-australian-ballet-to-bangarra-dance-theatre-and-back-again/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=Verass>{{cite news|url=https://www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article/2016/08/05/dubbo-documentary-wiradjuri-ballet-dancer-ella-havelka-has-groundbreaking-story-1|title=From Dubbo to Documentary: Wiradjuri ballet dancer Ella Havelka's groundbreaking story|publisher=National Indigenous Television|last=Verass|first=Sophie|date=5 August 2016|access-date=18 August 2020|archive-date=13 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240913000210/https://www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article/from-dubbo-to-documentary-wiradjuri-ballet-dancer-ella-havelkas-groundbreaking-story/i4naspz3y|url-status=live}}</ref> At age 15, Havelka and her mother moved to Melbourne to train at the [[Australian Ballet School]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ellahavelka.com/about|title=About|website=Ella Havelka|access-date=18 August 2020|archive-date=10 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190710070353/https://www.ellahavelka.com/about|url-status=dead}}</ref> and graduated in 2007.<ref name=telegraph/>
|publisher=National Indigenous Television|last=Verass|first=Sophie|date=5 August 2016}}</ref> At age 15, Havelka and her mother moved to Melbourne to train at the [[Australian Ballet School]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ellahavelka.com/about|title=About|website=Ella Havelka|access-date=18 August 2020}}</ref> and graduated in 2007.<ref name=telegraph/>


==Career==
==Career==
After graduating from the Australian Ballet School, she was not offered a place with [[The Australian Ballet]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-08-10/ella-havelka-first-indigenous-dancer-to-join-australian-ballet/7712540|title=Ella Havelka's journey to become Australian Ballet's first Indigenous dancer|work=ABC News|last=Brennan|first=Bridget|date=10 August 2016}}</ref> Therefore in 2009, she joined [[Bangarra Dance Theatre]], an [[Indigenous Australian]] [[contemporary dance]] company, and made her debut with ''Fire – A Retrospective'', and continued to perform in the company's other productions.<ref name=Ogayar/>
After graduating from the Australian Ballet School, she was not offered a place with [[The Australian Ballet]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-08-10/ella-havelka-first-indigenous-dancer-to-join-australian-ballet/7712540|title=Ella Havelka's journey to become Australian Ballet's first Indigenous dancer|work=ABC News|last=Brennan|first=Bridget|date=10 August 2016|access-date=18 August 2020|archive-date=13 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240913000212/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-08-10/ella-havelka-first-indigenous-dancer-to-join-australian-ballet/7712540|url-status=live}}</ref> Therefore, in 2009, she joined [[Bangarra Dance Theatre]], an [[Indigenous Australian]] [[contemporary dance]] company, and made her debut with ''Fire – A Retrospective'', and continued to perform in the company's other productions.<ref name=Ogayar/>


In 2012, Havelka danced [[Stephen Page]]'s ''Warumuk – in the dark night'', a collaboration between Bangarra and [[The Australian Ballet]], in honour of the latter's 50th anniversary. The following year, she joined The Australian Ballet, at the invitation of artistic director [[David McAllister]], making her the first indigenous person to do so. In 2019, she returned to Bangarra as a guest for its 30th anniversary.<ref name=Ogayar/><ref name=life>{{cite news|url=https://www.dancelife.com.au/ella-havelka-honoured/|title=Ella Havelka Honoured|publisher=DanceLife Australia|date=19 May 2017}}</ref>
In 2012, Havelka danced [[Stephen Page]]'s ''Warumuk – in the dark night'', a collaboration between Bangarra and [[The Australian Ballet]], in honour of the latter's 50th anniversary. The following year, she joined The Australian Ballet, at the invitation of artistic director [[David McAllister]], making her the first indigenous person to do so.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Akerman |first=Tessa |date=27 August 2016 |title=Role model as crucial as roles for Evie's dream |pages=3 |work=Weekend Australian; Canberra, A.C.T. [Canberra, A.C.T] |via=[[ProQuest]]}}</ref> In 2019, she returned to Bangarra as a guest for its 30th anniversary.<ref name=Ogayar/><ref name=life>{{cite news|url=https://www.dancelife.com.au/ella-havelka-honoured/|title=Ella Havelka Honoured|publisher=DanceLife Australia|date=19 May 2017|access-date=18 August 2020|archive-date=4 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804112919/https://www.dancelife.com.au/ella-havelka-honoured/|url-status=live}}</ref>


Havelka was the subject of the [[documentary film]] ''[[Ella (film)|Ella]]'', which premiered at the [[Melbourne International Film Festival]] in 2016.<ref name=Verass/> In 2018, arranged by the Australian Consulate-General, she visited [[Nouméa]], [[New Caledonia]] for [[NAIDOC]] (National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://australianconsulatenoumea.embassy.gov.au/nmea/Naidoc2018Ella.html|title=Because of her, we can – the inspiring story of Australian ballerina Ella Havelka|website=Australian Consulate-General in Noumea}}</ref>
Havelka was the subject of the [[documentary film]] ''[[Ella (film)|Ella]]'', which premiered at the [[Melbourne International Film Festival]] in 2016.<ref name=Verass/> In 2018, arranged by the Australian Consulate-General, she visited [[Nouméa]], [[New Caledonia]] for [[NAIDOC]] (National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://australianconsulatenoumea.embassy.gov.au/nmea/Naidoc2018Ella.html|title=Because of her, we can – the inspiring story of Australian ballerina Ella Havelka|website=Australian Consulate-General in Noumea|access-date=18 August 2020|archive-date=7 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200307231426/https://australianconsulatenoumea.embassy.gov.au/nmea/Naidoc2018Ella.html|url-status=live}}</ref>


Outside of dancing, Havelka learnt [[weaving]] when a production requires her to weave her own mat, she later started making and selling Aboriginal woven baskets to raise fun for [[Oxfam Australia]]. She also makes jewellery and [[linocut]]s.<ref name=life/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.broadsheet.com.au/melbourne/art-and-design/ella-havelkas-woven-magic|title=Ella Havelka's Woven Magic|website=Broadsheet|last=Albert|first=Jane|date=28 January 2014}}</ref>
Outside of dancing, Havelka learnt [[weaving]] when a production requires her to weave her own mat, she later started making and selling Aboriginal woven baskets to raise funds for [[Oxfam Australia]]. She also makes jewellery and [[linocut]]s.<ref name=life/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.broadsheet.com.au/melbourne/art-and-design/ella-havelkas-woven-magic|title=Ella Havelka's Woven Magic|website=Broadsheet|last=Albert|first=Jane|date=28 January 2014|access-date=10 July 2019|archive-date=10 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190710070354/https://www.broadsheet.com.au/melbourne/art-and-design/ella-havelkas-woven-magic|url-status=live}}</ref>


==Awards==
==Awards==
Havelka won the [[Deadly Award]] dancer of the year in 2013<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadlys.com.au/about/winners-2013/|title=2013 Deadly Awards Winners|website=Deadly Awards}}</ref> and the Women of Style Award in 2017.<ref name=life/>
Havelka won the [[Deadly Award]] dancer of the year in 2013<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadlys.com.au/about/winners-2013/|title=2013 Deadly Awards Winners|website=Deadly Awards|access-date=20 August 2020|archive-date=28 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200928160714/https://deadlys.com.au/about/winners-2013/|url-status=live}}</ref> and the Women of Style Award in 2017.<ref name=life/>


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:21st-century ballet dancers]]
[[Category:21st-century Australian dancers]]
[[Category:21st-century Australian dancers]]

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Ella Havelka
Born1989 (age 34–35)
Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia
BildungAustralian Ballet School
Occupationballet dancer
Years active2009–present
Career
Current groupThe Australian Ballet
Former groupsBangarra Dance Theatre
Websitewww.ellahavelka.com

Ella Havelka (born 1989)[1] is an Australian ballet dancer who is the first Indigenous person to join The Australian Ballet.

Early life

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Havelka was born in Dubbo, New South Wales, and is a descendant of the Wiradjuri people. She was raised by a single mother.[1] She started ballet at a local studio after she watched a video of Swan Lake.[2][3] At age 15, Havelka and her mother moved to Melbourne to train at the Australian Ballet School[4] and graduated in 2007.[1]

Career

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After graduating from the Australian Ballet School, she was not offered a place with The Australian Ballet.[5] Therefore, in 2009, she joined Bangarra Dance Theatre, an Indigenous Australian contemporary dance company, and made her debut with Fire – A Retrospective, and continued to perform in the company's other productions.[2]

In 2012, Havelka danced Stephen Page's Warumuk – in the dark night, a collaboration between Bangarra and The Australian Ballet, in honour of the latter's 50th anniversary. The following year, she joined The Australian Ballet, at the invitation of artistic director David McAllister, making her the first indigenous person to do so.[6] In 2019, she returned to Bangarra as a guest for its 30th anniversary.[2][7]

Havelka was the subject of the documentary film Ella, which premiered at the Melbourne International Film Festival in 2016.[3] In 2018, arranged by the Australian Consulate-General, she visited Nouméa, New Caledonia for NAIDOC (National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee).[8]

Outside of dancing, Havelka learnt weaving when a production requires her to weave her own mat, she later started making and selling Aboriginal woven baskets to raise funds for Oxfam Australia. She also makes jewellery and linocuts.[7][9]

Awards

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Havelka won the Deadly Award dancer of the year in 2013[10] and the Women of Style Award in 2017.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Mitchell, Melissa; Courier, Wentworth (21 November 2016). "Australia's first indigenous ballet dancer's story brought to life on silver screen". The Daily Telegraph.
  2. ^ a b c Ogayar, Renata (July 2020). "Aware of the journey: Ella Havelka leaps from The Australian Ballet to Bangarra Dance Theatre and back again". Dance Informa. Archived from the original on 13 September 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  3. ^ a b Verass, Sophie (5 August 2016). "From Dubbo to Documentary: Wiradjuri ballet dancer Ella Havelka's groundbreaking story". National Indigenous Television. Archived from the original on 13 September 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  4. ^ "About". Ella Havelka. Archived from the original on 10 July 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  5. ^ Brennan, Bridget (10 August 2016). "Ella Havelka's journey to become Australian Ballet's first Indigenous dancer". ABC News. Archived from the original on 13 September 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  6. ^ Akerman, Tessa (27 August 2016). "Role model as crucial as roles for Evie's dream". Weekend Australian; Canberra, A.C.T. [Canberra, A.C.T]. p. 3 – via ProQuest.
  7. ^ a b c "Ella Havelka Honoured". DanceLife Australia. 19 May 2017. Archived from the original on 4 August 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Because of her, we can – the inspiring story of Australian ballerina Ella Havelka". Australian Consulate-General in Noumea. Archived from the original on 7 March 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  9. ^ Albert, Jane (28 January 2014). "Ella Havelka's Woven Magic". Broadsheet. Archived from the original on 10 July 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  10. ^ "2013 Deadly Awards Winners". Deadly Awards. Archived from the original on 28 September 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
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