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Deirdre Elizabeth Anne Tarrant CNZM (born 1946) is a New Zealand dancer, dance teacher and choreographer. She was the founding director of Footnote Dance and is principal of the Tarrant Dance Studios.
Jan 26, 2023 · Deirdre Tarrant says “her” Barber’s building, home of the Tarrant Dance Studio and Footnote New Zealand Dance, was given by the Borren family to the Nikau Trust to administer as part of a bequest to Victoria University. The building is now being handled by a property management company.
Feb 13, 2012 · NEWS. The founder/director of Footnote Dance, Deirdre Tarrant, will present her final seasons for the company this year. Tarrant told her Board of this decision in 2011 and has been actively involved in their plans for succession.
- Deirdre Tarrant CNZM
- Anne Rowse ONZM
- Mary-Jane O’Reilly QSM
Deirdre Tarrant is the name all Wellingtonians associate with dance – whether it was as a student attending the famous Cuba St Dance studios or participating in the School’s Arts splash, or through watching her students perform at Chinese New Year or at the Christmas Parade. Deirdre Tarrant has made dance accessible and fun to Wellingtonians for ge...
Anne Rowse is a well-known and much-loved figure in the New Zealand dance scene. Her 90th birthday was celebrated in style in 2021 at several events in her home town of Wellington including performances and a morning tea at the New Zealand School of Dance. Anne has been a member of the RAD since 1941. She began her professional career as a dancer w...
Mary-Jane O’Reilly has had a professional career spanning over 40 years both in New Zealand and internationally. Her early years were spent studying ballet from the age of 4, gaining Solo Seal while at the National Ballet School (now the New Zealand School of Dance) and performing with the New Zealand Ballet in 1969 before heading to London on an R...
Biographical Note Deirdre Elizabeth Anne Tarrant CNZM (born 1946) is a New Zealand dancer, dance teacher and choreographer. She was the founding director of Footnote Dance and is principal of the Tarrant Dance Studios.
Dec 3, 2021 · Deirdre Tarrant founded internationally-acclaimed dance company Footnote in 1985, which would go on to become a Wellington arts staple. When she’s not rushing around Cuba St, she serves as our Welly Angel, dispensing sage advice to worried Wellingtonians in our print issues.
I graduated from Victoria as quickly as possible, so I could leave for London to dance, which I have been doing pretty much ever since. My career has spanned classical ballet, contemporary dance, teaching, examining, tutoring, lecturing, mentoring—and loving dance, particularly New Zealand dancers.
