June Kerr
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| Born | June Greenhalgh (1932-06-12)12 June 1932
Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England
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| Died | 29 October 2018(2018-10-29) (aged 86)
Christchurch, New Zealand
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(m. 1956) |
June Kerr (née Greenhalgh; 12 June 1932 – 29 October 2018) was an English-born New Zealand ballet dancer who danced for 11 years with the Royal New Zealand Ballet.[1][2]
Kerr was born in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England, the youngest of three children. She was one of the founding members of the London-based company, Festival Ballet, which later became the English National Ballet.[3] On 8 December 1956, she married New Zealand ballet dancer Russell Kerr.[4] The following year the couple moved to New Zealand, settling in Auckland where June Kerr danced with the Royal New Zealand Ballet in 1959 and 1960.[5] In 1962 Kerr and her husband moved to Wellington as Kerr's husband was appointed director of the company.[1]
In the 1970s Kerr and her husband moved to Christchurch and established the Southern Ballet Theatre.[1]
Kerr died in Christchurch on 29 October 2018.[3][6]
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