Director, Teacher and The Australian Ballet School
After a career where she danced all the major roles in the company repertoire, she ballet director, deputy artistic director and in 1984 director of the Dancers Company. Rowe continued with the Dancers Company until 1990. She was appointed to the Board of the Australian Ballet in 1994. She has been responsible for directing many of the leading dancers of the Australian Ballet. In addition she been responsible for bringing into the repertoire a large number of modern and classical ballets. Rowe was appointed Director of the Australian Ballet School in 1999.
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