Vicki Attard comes from Mackay, Queensland, where she studied ballet with Dawn Arm- strong and Betty Meskell before her acceptance into The Australian Ballet School.
In 1985 she joined The Australian Ballet and was promoted to Coryphee in 1987, Soloiste in 1991, Senior Artiste in 1992 and Principal Artiste in 1993. She joined Sydney Dance Company for its 1989 season and rejoined The Australian Ballet in 1990.
Vicki performed all principal roles and many and varied leading roles during her 15 year career with the Australian Ballet. Vicki retired at the end of 1999, and immediately under- took and received a Graduate Diploma in Dance Instruction.
Early 2001 saw Vicki assisting Stanton Welch in re-staging Madame Butterfly with The Na- tional Ballet of Canada for the ballet’s North American debut, and subsequent American seasons with Atlanta Ballet, Boston Ballet and Houston Ballet. Later in 2003 Vicki oversaw the final staging of Madame Butterfly for the Royal New Zealand Ballet, and once again re- staged Madame Butterfly for The Australian Ballet in 2011.
Vicki has been instructing at many major Sydney institutions over the past 21 years and has produced her own unique pointe programs, entitled ‘My Beginner Pointe’ and ‘My Pointe’, which are all- encompassing programs specifically designed for young dancers and dance teachers alike, covering the safe dance practices and aesthetic components involved in the instruction of pointe work.
Vicki was appointed Interim Director of the Houston Ballet Academy by it’s company Di- rector Mr. Stanton Welch AM and maintained the position for 2 and a half years where she oversaw 1,000+ students, 7 full time faculty members as well as co-managing the second company HBII.
Vicki continues to instruct and adjudicate within Australia and abroad.