Phyllis Danaher

Phyllis Danaher MBE FRAD (1908 – 1991) was a dancer, teacher of dance and choreographer.

Danaher was born in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. She founded Ballet Theatre of Queensland in 1937 [1] and was the first Queensland teacher to gain the Advanced Teachers Certificate from the Royal Academy of Dance. From 1957-1982, Danaher was a Children's Examiner for the Royal Academy of Dance. Her contributions were recognised by her designation as Fellow of the Royal Academy of Dance [2] and the award of Member of the British Empire for service to dance in Queensland.[3][4] Two of Danaher's more successful students were Principal Dancers with the Australian Ballet, Garth Welch [5] and Lucette Aldous.

Danaher is buried in Brisbane's Lutwyche Cemetery.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Ballet Theatre of Queensland | http://www.btq.org.au
  2. ↑ Royal Academy of Dance - History | http://www.rad.org.au/what-is-rad/history/
  3. ↑ Faith, Hope, Charity : Australian Women and Imperial Honours - 1901-89/ http://www.womenaustralia.info/exhib/honours/1969.html
  4. ↑ Danaher, Phyllis, Papers 1920-1955, Fryer Library, University of Queensland
  5. ↑ Garth Welch - Australia Dancing | http://www.australiadancing.org/subjects/71.html
  6. ↑ Danaher Phyllis May — Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search. Retrieved 2 September 2014.