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 [ Ballet Theatre of Queensland | http://www.btq.org.au ] 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 [ Royal Academy of Dance - History | http://www.rad-farcry.fasthit.net/index.cfm?objectid=C8B150E6-D600-91DA-74E0076ED7B3932 ] and the award of Member of the British Empire for service to dance in Queensland. [ Faith, Hope, Charity : Australian Women and Imperial Honours - 1901-89/ http://www.womenaustralia.info/exhib/honours/1969.html ] [ Danaher, Phyllis, Papers 1920-1955, Fryer Library, University of Queensland ] Two of Danaher's more successful students were Principal Dancers with the Australian Ballet, Garth Welch [ Garth Welch - Australia Dancing | http://www.australiadancing.org/subjects/71.html ] and Lucette Aldous.

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