. ▁For ▁the ▁next ▁two ▁years ▁she ▁taught ▁classes ▁and ▁managed ▁the ▁school ▁of ▁Paul ▁Hamm ond ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Peg gy ▁S ager ▁while ▁they ▁were ▁on ▁tour ▁with ▁the ▁Bor ov ans ky ▁Bal let . ▁She ▁then ▁opened ▁her ▁own ▁school ▁in ▁a ▁church ▁hall ▁in ▁To or ak , ▁a ▁pr estig ious ▁sub urb ▁of ▁Melbourne . ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁she ▁participated ▁in ▁negoti ations ▁with ▁the ▁Australian ▁Elizabeth an ▁Theatre ▁Trust ▁that ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁the ▁Australian ▁Bal let ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁under ▁the ▁direction ▁of ▁Peg gy ▁van ▁Pra agh . ▁ ▁Scott ▁then ▁under to ok ▁planning ▁for ▁the ▁foundation ▁of ▁the ▁Australian ▁Bal let ▁School , ▁which ▁was ▁real ised ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 . ▁App oint ed ▁by ▁Van ▁Pra agh ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁school , ▁she ▁remained ▁in ▁this ▁post ▁for ▁ 2 6 ▁years , ▁until ▁she ▁retired ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁During ▁her ▁long ▁ten ure , ▁she ▁ex ert ed ▁a ▁powerful ▁influence ▁on ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁school ▁and ▁its ▁students , ▁many ▁of ▁whom ▁became ▁remarkable ▁d anc ers , ▁ch ore ograph ers , ▁direct ors , ▁and ▁teachers , ▁including ▁Mar il yn ▁R owe , ▁celebrated ▁ball er ina ▁and ▁former ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Australian ▁Bal let ▁School , ▁and ▁Gra eme ▁Mur phy , ▁former ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Sydney ▁Dance ▁Company ▁and ▁intern