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{{Short description|South African ballet dancer}}
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'''Tracy Li''' (born 1972, in [[Hong Kong]]) is a South African [[ballet dancer]] of Chinese origin. She trained at The Christine Liao School of Ballet before receiving a scholarship from The Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club to study at the [[Australian Ballet School]].  At age 16, she joined the [[Hong Kong Ballet]], before she left in 1992 for [[Durban]], [[South Africa]]. She joined Napac Dance Company; however, she left the following year to join the [[Cape Town City Ballet]], where she held the rank of senior principal. She was known for her partnership with [[Daniel Rajna]] and together they regularly toured as guest artists in [[Zimbabwe]] and Hong Kong. They were also both invited to the 2004 [[Miami Dance Festival]]. She retired in August 2007 after performances of [[The Lady of the Camellias#Ballet|Camille]].
== Awards ==
* The Best Professional Ballet Dancer award in The Sanlam International Ballet Competition, 1993
* Balletomane Award for best female dancer, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2001 and 2003
* [[Nederburg awards|Nederberg Award]], 1997
* Daphne Levy Award for her partnership with Daniel Rajna, 2001
She has also danced in the National Ballet Competition in [[China]] in 1986.
== Notable roles ==
* Giselle in [[Giselle]]
* Coppélia in [[Coppélia]]
* Carmen in [[Carmen]]
* Princess Aurora in [[The Sleeping Beauty (ballet)|Sleeping Beauty]]
* Juliet in [[Romeo and Juliet (Prokofiev)|Romeo and Juliet]]
* Sugar Plum Fairy in [[The Nutcracker]]
* Camille in [[The Lady of the Camellias#Ballet|Camille]]
* Odette/Odile in [[Swan Lake]]
* Cinderella in [[Cinderella (Prokofiev)|Cinderella]]
== External links ==
* [http://www.dancedirectory.co.za/content/articles/articles.asp?MID=299&Section=PeopleInDance] Tracy Li at the Dance Directory
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20041230093434/http://www.capetowncityballet.org.za/company-2.php] Cape Town City Ballet Company
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070927000535/http://www.webspawner.com/users/rajnali/] Pas de Deux Couple Tracy Li & Daniel Rajna
* [http://www.tonight.co.za/index.php?fSectionId=352&fArticleId=3941580 Dancers exit stage for new future]
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