Evie Ferris (born 18 February 1997)
Early life
Ferris was born in
Cairns, Australia,
and attended St Andrews Catholic College until year 7.
She began dance and performing arts classes at the age of four. By 2007 she had a supporting role in The Australian Ballet's production of Don Quixote.
Early career
Ferris was one of eight dancers to earn a role after auditioning with 150 other young dancers,
and she was a puppet in the story in the Man of La Mancha.
In 2010, at the age of twelve, she moved to
Melbourne to join the Australian Ballet School.
She toured with the school's Dancer's Company in 2014 and 2015 and undertook a student exchange to
Canada in 2015. In 2015 she was selected to join The Australian Ballet,
where she was the second Indigenous ballerina after
Ella Havelka.
The Wiggles
In 2021, Ferris was selected to join The Wiggles as part of its expanded line-up. She appeared as the second Blue Wiggle originally but has changed to be a Yellow Wiggle. As a
Taribelang and
Djabugay woman, she is the first Indigenous Australian to be a member of the group.
Filmography
Discography
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