▁School ▁of ▁Dan cing , ▁where , ▁under ▁the ▁direction ▁of ▁London - tra ined ▁I vy ▁Con mee , ▁instruction ▁was ▁given ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁sy ll ab us ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Academy ▁of ▁Dan cing . ▁On ▁gradu ation ▁from ▁the ▁Park town ▁Con vent ▁School , ▁Scott ▁went ▁with ▁her ▁mother ▁to ▁London ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁ 1 7 , ▁and ▁aud ition ed ▁successfully ▁for ▁entrance ▁to ▁the ▁Sad ler ' s ▁Well s ▁Bal let ▁School . ▁There ▁she ▁pol ished ▁her ▁classical ▁technique ▁under ▁the ▁demand ing ▁tut el age ▁of ▁D ame ▁Nin ette ▁de ▁Val ois ▁and ▁a ▁fac ulty ▁of ▁ren owned ▁teachers . ▁ ▁Dan cing ▁in ▁England ▁Despite ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁war ▁with ▁Germany ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁soon ▁after ▁her ▁arrival ▁in ▁England , ▁Scott ▁decided ▁to ▁remain ▁in ▁London ▁and ▁continue ▁her ▁dance ▁training . ▁After ▁some ▁months ▁at ▁the ▁Sad ler ' s ▁Well s ▁school , ▁she ▁joined ▁the ▁Sad ler ' s ▁Well s ▁Bal let ▁and ▁began ▁her ▁professional ▁career . ▁She ▁stayed ▁with ▁the ▁company ▁only ▁a ▁year . ▁Att ract ed ▁by ▁the ▁more ▁advent ur ous ▁re pert ory ▁of ▁Bal let ▁Ram bert , ▁she ▁applied ▁to ▁Marie ▁Ram bert ▁and ▁was ▁engaged ▁as ▁a ▁solo ist ▁with ▁her ▁company . ▁ ▁Prom oted ▁to ▁principal ▁dan cer ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁Scott ▁spent ▁five ▁more ▁years