Billy Elliot the Forum

The Swedish Dance journal "Danceportalen" featured an article about Scott, his experience in Billy Elliot and RBS and his upcoming time in Vienna: http://www.dansportalen.se/111/-fler-ar ... og-in.html (Try google translate, it works very well!)
Some very nice pictures included. I am so very proud of "my first Billy"!

Thanks for posting that. It was an interesting article.

The Scottish Dance Teachers' Alliance announces Scott will be SDTA Ballet Ambassador for 2017/2018. Bravo, Scott!

https://www.facebook.com/dancesdta/phot ... =3&theater

Post from andrewcraig:

I was browsing on the Only Ballet Men website, when I saw the name of a former Billy, Scott Mckenzie. I wondered if it was the same . On checking I find he is a demi soloist with the Vienna Ballet company, in his third year.

Even at the age of 11, it was clear the Dumbarton youngster had something special – and this early taste of the big stage was to kick-start an extraordinary journey, which has taken him all the way to London’s West End, playing the iconic role of Billy Elliot, and beyond.

Now, those wanting to see Scott perform will have to travel all the way to the Vienna State Ballet, where the 21-year-old is currently enjoying his third season with the one of the world’s top ballet companies.

more detail http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/news ... nna-stage/

and:

https://www.facebook.com/hidemi.deville ... SEARCH_BOX

angelenroute wrote:Post from andrewcraig:

I was browsing on the Only Ballet Men website, when I saw the name of a former Billy, Scott Mckenzie. I wondered if it was the same . On checking I find he is a demi soloist with the Vienna Ballet company, in his third year.

Even at the age of 11, it was clear the Dumbarton youngster had something special – and this early taste of the big stage was to kick-start an extraordinary journey, which has taken him all the way to London’s West End, playing the iconic role of Billy Elliot, and beyond.

Now, those wanting to see Scott perform will have to travel all the way to the Vienna State Ballet, where the 21-year-old is currently enjoying his third season with the one of the world’s top ballet companies.

more detail http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/news ... nna-stage/

and:

https://www.facebook.com/hidemi.deville ... SEARCH_BOX

I have known Scott was at the Vienna State Opera Ballet for a few years now (posted about it in 2016) BUT only today remembered to google it and tried to look for some videos or pictures of him. What a coincidence you posted about him yesterday )
The video I found may be a little more official than the one Sean posted (I love it he's brilliant!) but still amazing. It's an official video of the Vienna Ballet which focusses on male ballet dancers. Three dancers of the company get a special 'feature', among them Scott. I highly recommend you watching the whole thing, but if you're only looking for Scott, he appears mostly from 12:00 onwards. He has become such a great dancer, both in terms of pose and technique, and continues to be very smart and well-spoken!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDoQPML9rDE

Lola wrote:The video I found may be a little more official than the one Sean posted (I love it he's brilliant!) but still amazing. It's an official video of the Vienna Ballet which focusses on male ballet dancers. Three dancers of the company get a special 'feature', among them Scott. I highly recommend you watching the whole thing, but if you're only looking for Scott, he appears mostly from 12:00 onwards. He has become such a great dancer, both in terms of pose and technique, and continues to be very smart and well-spoken!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDoQPML9rDE

Just to clarify, I only shared user andrewcraig's post from another random thread on the forum, and when I did, it's possible I collected the wrong video, so though I love it too, my apologies if I didn't share the correct one. -Sean

The video that I had posted was from the Only Ballet Men website by
Hidemi de Villepin Admin
16 Jan · · Scott McKenzie Demi-Soloist with the Vienna State Ballet
It is the fourth listing on the page, under Hidemi's name

https://www.facebook.com/search/str/sco ... earch?epa=

He was the 24th boy to play Billy Elliot in London and 47th in the world, performing the role just under 100 times. Today Scott is a professional dancer with the Vienna State Ballet. But what did he do between playing Billy and the present? Find out in the "Life After Billy segment of his profile here:

https://betm.theskykid.com/meet-billy-e ... -mckenzie/

Scott announced today on his Instagram account that he's been hired by the National Ballet of Canada for the 2020-21 season.

Here's his announcement:

I'm really excited and proud to announce that I will be joining the National Ballet of Canada for the 2020-21 season. Can't wait to move to Toronto and start this new chapter of my life.

https://www.instagram.com/p/B-mNJKiAPm7/

National Ballet of Canada Q&A with Scott McKenzie:

https://national.ballet.ca/Ballet-News- ... t-Mckenzie