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Ballet Mistress: Beverly Bagg

Beverly Bagg’s career began in 1976 when she joined South Africa’s PACT Ballet Company. Promoted to Principal in 1986, she danced major classical roles in ballets including Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, Giselle and Coppelia. During her time with PACT, she was also afforded the opportunity to work with such internationally renowned choreographers as Choo San Goh, William Forsythe, John Field and Andre Prokovsky. She also danced with the Frankfurt Ballet under the direction of Egon Madsen.

Beverly’s training in both RAD and Cechetti began in Johannesburg, South Africa and ultimately led to the Royal Ballet School in London, England. There, she was coached by Julia Farron and Eileen Ward.

Her teaching career began while a principal dancer for PACT Ballet Company. After leaving the company in 1989, she studied at the University of the Witwatersrand where she obtained a diploma in biomechanics and physiology. Beverly integrates the principles learned in these studies into her instruction, teaching her students how they can make their dancing safer, more efficient and more sustainable.

In May 1993 Beverly and family immigrated to Canada where she quickly became a much sought after guest teacher in summer schools throughout North America. Beverly was also a part of Ballet BC as their Ballet Mistress from November 2007 until April 2009. Highlights of her North American Career include a position as Associate Artistic Advisor to the Olympic Ballet in Edmonds, WA and an invitation to Washington Ballet in July 2004 to assist in staging Giselle.