Evie Ferris

Evie Ferris (born 18 February 1997)^[1] is an Australian ballerina and member of children's band The Wiggles.^[2][3]

Evie Ferris
Ferris in 2022
Background information
Born	(1997-02-18) 18 February 1997 (age 28) Cairns, Australia
Occupation(s)	Ballerina, singer, dancer
Years active	2007–present
Member of	The Wiggles

Early life

Ferris was born in Cairns, Australia,^[4] and attended St Andrews Catholic College until year 7.^[5] 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.^[6]

Early career

Ferris was one of eight dancers to earn a role after auditioning with 150 other young dancers,^[7] and she was a puppet in the story in the Man of La Mancha.^[8] In 2010, at the age of twelve, she moved to Melbourne to join the Australian Ballet School.^[9] 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,^[10] where she was the second Indigenous ballerina after Ella Havelka.^[11]

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.^[12][13]