PROJECTion dancer Scarlet Maloney going to Europe to join Bolshoi Ballet summer program

Scarlet Maloney, 9, of Table Top, was invited by the world-famous ballet company to join its summer schools in Europe mid-year.

A PROJECTion dance student in Wodonga for the past two years, Scarlet only began her ballet training during 2017.

Scarlet's mum Katrine Maloney said her eldest child had gained a place in the Bolshoi Ballet Academy's two-week Sydney program last month.

Ms Maloney said Scarlet was the youngest and only country-based student Australia-wide selected by the academy last spring.

"Scarlet had just turned nine in August and was just old enough to audition for it; the average age of the students in Sydney was 11," she said.

"All of the classes were in Russian with interpreters, so that was a little bit challenging. But it was wonderful and Scarlet just loved it!"

Scarlet will join Bolshoi Ballet Academy classes in Italy and Switzerland over four weeks in June-July.

Ms Maloney said Scarlet had found her ultimate outlet through dance.

"She's a very shy girl and what we discovered early on is that when she dances, she communicates fully through it," Ms Maloney said.

"We can see she thrives in it!"