Amber Scott fell in love with dancing at five years old, when she watched Swan Lake performed at Brisbane's Lyric Theatre. She joined the Australian Ballet in 2001 and 23 years on, she's preparing for her final performance, or her swansong - and in a full circle moment, she will be dancing as Odette.
On this episode of Under The Gloss, Amber joins Phoebe to share some backstage secrets about life as a 'bunhead', the way motherhood has both liberated and challenged her as a principal dancer and how it feels to be retiring as a professional ballerina at 40 years old.

Bruna Papandrea on the stories that make her tick
1:00:40

The village of strong women behind Lucia Hawley
1:05:29

Bella Heathcote on tall poppy syndrome, sex scenes and the importance of therapy
55:53