 She was appointed principal "répétiteur" (rehearsal director) for MacMillan's ballets in 1980, when she also began teaching classical variations to senior girls at the Royal Ballet School.She became the company's principal "répétiteur" in 1984, assistant to the director in 1988, and assistant director, to Anthony Dowell, in 1991.Capping her administrative career, she was named artistic director in 2002.