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Russell Ian Kerr ONZM QSM (10 February 1930 – 23 March 2022) was a New Zealand ballet dancer, choreographer, and producer. After spending the 1950s dancing in Europe, he returned to New Zealand where he was instrumental in the development of the New Zealand Ballet Company (now the Royal New Zealand Ballet) and ballet as an art form in New Zealand.
The New Zealand School of Dance was established in 1967 and is a tertiary educational institute in New Zealand that teaches contemporary dance and ballet. It started as the National School of Ballet , and after contemporary dance was added in 1982 the name was changed to the New Zealand School of Dance.
When she turned eight, she moved with her family to Auckland, New Zealand. [3] There, she attended Parnell District School and Epsom Girls' Grammar School. She studied ballet at the Mt Eden Ballet Academy and then in 2008, at the age of 15, moved to Melbourne to study at the Australian Ballet School.
Dance in New Zealand includes cultural dance, [68] ballet, [69] hiphop, [70] contemporary dance, [71] and kapa haka [72] and is participated in by many people around New Zealand. Dance Aotearoa New Zealand is the national organisation representing dancers of all types. [73] The dance sector spans performance, education and the community.
Lucette Aldous AC (26 September 1938 – 5 June 2021) was an Australian prima ballerina during her performing years. She was the resident principal dancer with The Australian Ballet, and well known for performing the role of Kitri in the film of Rudolf Nureyev's production of Don Quixote, receiving many honours for her years of performance including being appointed AC in the 2018 Australia Day ...
Jordan considered studying ballet in England or Australia but instead completed a Master of Arts degree in dance in Washington, D.C in the United States, where she was exposed to the teachings of Martha Graham. [3] [4] On her return to New Zealand she established the dance studies programme at the University of Auckland and taught the Graham ...
Pages in category "Ballet schools" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. ... The National Ballet Academy of Amsterdam; New Zealand School of ...
Born in the Auckland suburb of Saint Heliers on 27 February 1928, [1] [2] [3] Cartier began dancing on stage at the age of four in a pantomime.While studying ballet with Valerie Valeska and Bettina Edwards, she saw the Borovanski Ballet on tour, and decided to make dance her career.