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Curtain call on the opening night of The Royal Ballet 's Swan Lake Empire Theatre, Sydney , 11 September 1958
Rowena Othlie Jackson MBE Chatfield ; born 24 March 1926) is a New Zealand former prima ballerina .
Early life
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Jackson was born in Invercargill on 24 March 1926 to William Ernest Jackson and Lilian Jane, née Solomon.[1] Dunedin .[2] Invercargill (Waihopai School), Dunedin (Musselburgh School) and Auckland (Maungawhau School ), followed by Epsom Girls' Grammar School .[1] His Majesty's Theatre, Auckland to raise funds for Jackson to continue her study in Paris , however because of World War II Jackson and her mother went to Melbourne and Sydney instead.[2] Royal Academy of Dance scholarship in New Zealand.[3]
Career
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In 1946, Jackson joined the Sadler's Wells Ballet in London. She was notable for her role as Swanhilda in the ballet Coppélia Robert Helpmann and her husband Philip Chatfield .
By February 1954, she had been promoted to prima ballerina at Sadler's Wells Ballet.[4]
She was renowned for her special gift for fast and brilliant turns. In 1940, before she left New Zealand, she set a world record when she performed 121 fouettés sur place .[5]
Jackson and Chatfield danced together in the Royal Ballet's production of Giselle [5] Royal New Zealand Ballet company.[3] [5]
Although Jackson cites the dancing of Fred Astaire and Eleanor Powell as being influences on her, it was a visit from the Russian ballerina Irina Baronova who inspired her to make ballet her 'life's ambition'.[2]
Personal life
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On 4 February 1958, Jackson married the British dancer Philip Chatfield. They had a son Paul (born 1960), and a daughter Rosetta (born 1961).[2] Te Atatū .[1] Gold Coast in Queensland in 1993.[5] Brisbane in July 2021.[6]
Honours and awards
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In the 1961 New Year Honours , Jackson was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire , for services to ballet. She was the first dancer to receive this honour.[7] [2]
References
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^ a b c d e Devliotis, Cherie (2005). Dancing with delight : footprints of the past : dance and dancers in early twentieth century Auckland . Auckland, N.Z.: Polygraphia. ISBN 1-877332-25-9 OCLC 71552705 .
^ a b McLintock, A. H. , ed. (1966). "Jackson, Rowena Othlie, M.B.E" . An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand . Retrieved 3 June 2013 – via Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand .
^ "Dancer Rowena Jackson, new Prima Ballerina in the Sadler's Wells Ballet Company, in her dressing room at Covent Garden, London, February 25th 1954" . Getty Images . Retrieved 31 March 2015 .
^ a b c d Simonot, Suzanne (24 July 2017). "Former Royal Ballet dance stars perfect partners on and off the stage" . Gold Coast Bulletin . Retrieved 12 December 2018 .
^ Shennan, Jennifer (7 August 2021). "Obituary: Philip Chatfield, artistic director of the Royal New Zealand Ballet" . Stuff . Retrieved 16 January 2021 .
^ "No. 42233" . The London Gazette
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a d d i t i o n a l t e r m s m a y a p p l y . B y u s i n g t h i s s i t e , y o u a g r e e t o t h e T e r m s o f U s e a n d P r i v a c y P o l i c y . W i k i p e d i a ® i s a r e g i s t e r e d t r a d e m a r k o f t h e W i k i m e d i a F o u n d a t i o n , I n c . , a n o n - p r o f i t o r g a n i z a t i o n . ● P r i v a c y p o l i c y ● A b o u t W i k i p e d i a ● D i s c l a i m e r s ● C o n t a c t W i k i p e d i a ● C o d e o f C o n d u c t ● D e v e l o p e r s ● S t a t i s t i c s ● C o o k i e s t a t e m e n t ● M o b i l e v i e w
