The Life of Alison Baid and Clay

Alison Baid and Clay was born Alison Dickey in 1968. She grew up 40 kilometres east of Brisbane in the city of Ipswich. At just 10 years of age she was dancing with the Australian Youth Ballet Company. Her parents, Jeff, a firefighter and Priscilla, a school librarian, were born and bred in the area. The tight-knit family did well at rallying around in a crisis and supporting each other. When her stage dreams fizzled out again so did her engagement.