June Kerr | |
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Born | June Greenhalgh 12 June 1932
Southend-on-Sea,
Essex, England |
Died | 29 October 2018
Christchurch, New Zealand | (aged 86)
Spouse |
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]