Beverly Jane Fry
Beverly Jane Fry
Ad.Dip.ABS.PDTC,RAD.RTS, Cert.IV TAE
Beverly was born in Kent but at an early age moved with her family to Melbourne. She trained with the Australian Prima Ballerina, Kathleen Gorham OBE and went on to become an International Ballerina travelling the world in a performing career that lasted twenty years.
Throughout her distinguished career she danced most of the major classical Ballerina roles, and her interpretations have been recognized for their remarkable range of artistic and dramatic qualities and strong technical expertise. Beverly has danced with a number of companies during her career including The Stuttgart Ballet, English National Ballet, Aterballetto (Italy) and London City Ballet where she remained as Principal Ballerina for 12 years. During this time she also made guest appearances with other companies throughout Europe. Over the years she has received personal coaching from many famous people namely, Dame Alicia Markova, Galina Panov, Rosella Hightower, Patrice Bart, Galina Samsova, Andre Prokovsky, Veronica Paeper, Glen Tetley and Scott Douglas.
In 1989 she was honoured and privileged to be granted her Australian citizenship under the clause, ‘Residence outside Australia’ as she was, ‘Widely recognized as being of world standing in her field of endeavour, and engaged in cultural activities beneficial to the interests of Australia.’ Beverly has performed in many galas in the presence of HRH Diana, Princess of Wales (Patron, London City Ballet) and was formally presented to her on every occasion. She has also been presented to the King and Queen of Jordan, the Sultan of Oman, the Princess of Indonesia and many other dignitaries throughout the world. Following the tragic death of Princess Diana in 1997, Beverly felt extremely privileged to be personally invited, by Buckingham Palace, to be present in Westminster Abbey for her funeral. She was also a contributor on the Official BBC TV Obituary Program ‘Diana – The People’s Princess’. During her remarkable career she travelled extensively receiving critical acclaim internationally. She has performed in China, Japan, the United States of America, Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands, France, Italy, Germany, Austria, Greece, Belgium, Hungary, Portugal, Iceland, Finland, Turkey, Jordan, Thailand, and the United Arab Emirates. Beverly has also danced at the International Ballet Festivals in Lille, Nervi, Budapest, the Carnival of Venice and Verona Festivals in Italy, the Sintra Festival in Portugal and the Jerash Festival in Jordan.
Her teaching qualifications include graduating Dux with High Distinction from The Australian Ballet School’s Advanced Diploma of Dance Teaching and a registered Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) teacher. Her teaching credits include: Guest Teacher for The Australian Ballet School (ABS); Victorian College of the Arts; Australian Dance Theatre; Cecchetti scholars; Pineapple and Dance Works Studios, London; Temporary Custodian the Kathleen Gorham Ballet School; Adjudicator End of Year Assessments ABS and Guest Teacher at their inaugural Summer School in 1999. Three years prior to retiring (from performing) she gave company class, rehearsals and individual coaching to both male and female dancers (soloists and principals) for London City Ballet, and in 1997 was Ballet Mistress to The Reanimators Company, London. More recently Beverly has been on the Advisory Panel for the RAD and The Australian Institute of Classical Dance (AICD) and given Master classes in Australia and Japan. Beverly was Director of Ballet for The National Theatre, Melbourne from 1999 to 2017.
In 2006 Beverly was honored with inclusion in the inaugural edition of ‘Who’s Who of Australian Women’ in recognition of her outstanding achievements in the Arts both as an International Ballerina and for her exceptional work as Director of The National Theatre Ballet School. The following year 2007 she was again acknowledged in ‘Who’s Who in Australia, ’Beverly Jane Fry’s impeccable credentials are endorsed by Ms. Gailene Stock, former director of The Australian Ballet School and present Director of the Royal Ballet School, London who wrote, “Beverly possesses all the qualities required for a teacher. She has all the technical knowledge and expertise along with a deep understanding of student development from a psychological point of view. She is energetic and inspirational, providing students with the stimulus and motivation to achieve their best. I feel that Beverly will make a great contribution to dance education in Australia.”