Veronica Tennant

Veronica Tennant

Veronica Tennant, CC, D.Litt, FRSC (born January 15, 1946) was a Canadian ballet dancer, and is presently a teacher, choreographer and television producer/director.

She was born in London, England and moved to Canada with her parents and sister in 1955. Dancing from the age of four, by the age of 18, she became the youngest person ever to enter the National Ballet Company, and made her debut in the principal role in"Romeo and Juliet". By 1976, she was a star at the National Ballet and touring across North America, Europe and Japan with Mikhail Baryshnikov and Rudolf Nureyev,among others, as prima ballerina.

Awards

Veronica Tennant has been awarded honorary doctorates from Brock University, York University, Simon Fraser University and the University of Toronto. She serves often as keynote speaker. She has received several awards, including the Toronto Arts Award and the Arts and Letters Award from The Canadian Club of New York City.

In 1975 she was made an Officer of the Order of Canada and was promoted to Companion in 2003. In 2001, she was inducted into [ [http://www.canadaswalkoffame.com/inductees/01_veronica_tennant.xml.htm Canada's Walk of Fame] ] . In 2006, she was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. [ [http://www.rsc.ca/files/media/newfellows/new_fellows_2006_citations.pdf Rsc Src ] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.soundventure.com/web/footnotes/tennant.html Footnotes: Veronica Tennant]
* [http://www.canadacouncil.ca/NR/rdonlyres/0C055441-B25E-4E87-BDA5-8FBA1C6FD3E5/0/RomVT23150.jpgVeronica Tennant as Juliet in "Romeo and Juliet"]
* [http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0007916 Veronica Tennant entry in The Canadian Encyclopedia]
* [http://www.cbc.ca/lifeandtimes/tennant.html Life and Times bio for CBC]


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