Alice Ivy Elliott

Alice Ivy Elliott (14 October 1950 – 3 February 2015) was a ballet teacher and choreographer of Ghanaian descent.

She was born into the royal household of the Omanhene of Sefwi Bekwai and given her cultural name Awuraba Ama Samma.

After moving to the United Kingdom, Elliott worked with dance companies including the Redroofs Theatre School for the Performing Arts in Maidenhead, the Central School of Ballet in London, and Pineapple Dance Studios in Covent Garden.

Elliott's most prominent job was as a teacher at the Zurich Opera House, where she worked with the artistic director and choreographer Uwe Scholz.

She moved to Greece, where she staged her favorite ballet, Marius Petipa’s La Bayadère, for the Greek National Opera (2001) under the auspices of the Arts Council of Greece.