Shock death of 'sex misconduct' accused dancer The ballet world has been rocked by the sudden death of 35-year-old British choreographer Liam Scarlett, who was accused of sexual misconduct. Celebrity by Phil Brown Premium Content Subscriber only News of the recent death of British choreographer Liam Scarlett has rocked the ballet world and devastated the staff and dancers of the Queensland Ballet. He was Queensland Ballet's artistic associate from 2016-2019 and the company's repertory includes his A Midsummer Night's Dream, Dangerous Liaisons, No man's Land and Firebird. Dangerous Liaisons was one of the company's triumphs and was certainly the sexiest ballet the company has ever done which is tragically ironic.