Brisbane born Tracey Carrodus trained with the Queensland Ballet School and received an Associate Diploma in Dance from the Queensland University of Technology. She spent six years dancing with Brisbane-based Expressions Dance Company before joining Sydney Dance Company in 1996 where she was Principal for nearly 14 years. Her high profile in the Arts has been publicly rewarded (2008 – Critics’ Choice Award - Nominated for Best Female Dancer five times; 2006 – Australian Dance Award - Nominated for Best Female Dancer for Grand and Cut; 2005 – Australian Green Room Awards - Nominated for Outstanding Performance by an Individual for Grand; 2004 – Helpmann Awards - Nominated for Best Female Dancer for Shades of Gray; 2003 – MO Awards - Nominated for Dance Performer of the Year for Tivoli, Critics’ Choice Award - Winner for the Most Outstanding Artist/Dancer of the Year; 2002 – MO Awards - Winner for Dance Performer of the Year for Tivoli, Australian Green Room Awards - Nominated for Outstanding Performance by an Individual for Tivoli; 2001 – Australian Dance Awards - Winner of Outstanding Performance in a Stage Musical for Tivoli, Nominated for Outstanding Performance by an individual for Tivoli; 1999 – Australian Green Room Awards - Nominated for Outstanding Performance by an Individual for Salome; 1998 – Alumni Awards - Winner for The Performing Arts for Salome, Australian Green Room Awards - Nominated for Outstanding Performance by an Individual for Salome, Helpmann Awards - Nominated for Best Female Dancer for Salome).\Tracey has performed extensively throughout the world during her 20 year career.
Tracey has completed a Bachelor of Business degree, majoring in Advanced Marketing and Public Relations, a Diploma in Export Management and a Diploma in Market Research through the University of Southern Queensland.
Since retiring at the end of 2007 Tracey now mentors a new generation of professional and pre-professional dancers throughout Australia as well as restaging Graeme Murphy works. Her greatest achievement is being a Mum to her daughter and son.
