David Graeme McAllister AC (born 25 November 1963)[1] is the former artistic director and principal dancer of The Australian Ballet.
His many principal roles with the company included those in Onegin, Romeo and Juliet, La fille mal gardée, The Sleeping Beauty, Don Quixote, The Sentimental Bloke, Coppélia, and Manon.
[3] In 1989, McAllister was guest artist with the National Ballet of Canada, dancing John Cranko's Romeo and Juliet as well as Études and The Four Temperaments.
[citation needed] McAllister danced for the final time in Giselle on 24 March 2001 at the Sydney Opera House and became artistic director of The Australian Ballet in July 2001.
[5] In March 2020, it was announced that David Hallberg would succeed McAllister as the new artistic director of The Australian Ballet, effective January 2021.