- “It's my dance party and you're all invited!”
- ―Dorothy in "Dorothy's Dance Party"
This article is about the Wiggly Mascot. For the song, see here.
Dorothy the Dinosaur is one of the Wiggly Friends. She is a "rosasaur" (a dinosaur who eats roses), coloured green with bright yellow spots. She is seen wearing a white, floppy hat with a red rose in it, as well as white gloves. Dorothy loves singing, dancing, eating roses and making rosy tea. She lives in a pink and purple house with a large rose garden in her backyard.
She was the first character in The Wiggles' franchise, debuting on The Wiggles' debut album in her eponymous song. She was created when Murray recognized that children loved dinosaurs.
The way Dorothy works is that the performer inside can see through the pupils of Dorothy. Plus, on top of her hat, there's a vent so the performer can have some breathing space.
Official Description[]
Dorothy the Dinosaur is a friendly green dinosaur. Her skin has big yellow spots and she wears white pleather gloves and a white floppy pleather hat. She is 5 dinosaur years old. She loves roses and especially loves to make rosy tea. Dorothy is very wise for her age and is always kind and generous with friends and people she meets. As a graduate of the Royal Academy of Dinosaur Dancing, she loves all types of dancing and her favourite type of dance is ballet!
Costume Actors[]
- Murray Cook (1991–1994)
- Paul Field (1992, fill in for Murray)
- Jacqueline Fallon (1992–1994)
- Sue McAuley (1994)
- Emma Buter (1994–1996)
- Megan Bullivant (1996)
- Leeanne Ashley (1996–2000)
- Corrine O'Rafferty (2001–2002)
- Feonie Wade (2001)
- Caterina Mete (2003–2005, 2012–2014, 2021-present)
- Lyn Stuckey (2005–2006)
- Zoe Velez (2006)
- Clare Field (2006, 2011–2017)
- Emily McGlinn (2007-2009)
- Samantha Hibburt (2009)
- Rachael Allen (2010–2011)
- Lauren Hannaford (2012)
- Kelly Hamilton (2009–2013)
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