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Marjorie Hollinshed

Marjorie Hollinshed

Australian ballet dancer and teacher (1905-1995)

Marjorie Lucas (née Hollinshed) (1905–1995) was a ballet dancer and dance teacher from Queensland, Australia. She was instrumental in the development of ballet in Queensland.

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Girls attending the first ever Summer School of Classical Ballet in Australia, organised by Hollinshed at Scarborough.

Born in Brisbane, she spent her teen years in Melbourne where she received some ballet training. Upon her return to Brisbane, she became an assistant to Margaret St. Ledger at her dance school. After St. Ledger's retirement, she took over the school.[1] At the time, most dance schools in Australia taught mixture of dances, including ballroom and theatrical. Anna Pavlova's Australian tours in 1926 and 1929 inspired teachers like Hollinshed to learn and train in classical ballet (then called operatic dancing).[2] In 1932, she retired from teaching and passed her studio on to her pupil Phyllis Danaher.[3][4] Other notable students of hers include Laurel Martyn.[1] She went on to publish two books about ballet in Australia.

Publications

  • In Search of Ballet. 1987. OCLC 21380868.
  • 'Some Professional Dancers of, or from, Queensland. 1963. OCLC 930214417.

References

  1. [1]
    Hiller, R. (26 September 2016). "Early ballet in Queensland". John Oxley Library Blog. State Library of Queensland.
  2. [2]
    Brissenden, Alan; Glennon, Keith (2010). Australia dances : creating Australian dance, 1945-1965. Wakefield Press. ISBN 9781862548022. OCLC 762603630.
  3. [3]
    "Biographical History". OM76-03 Marjorie Lucas Papers and Photographs 1900-1990. State Library of Queensland.
  4. [4]
    Scott, Joanne. "Danaher, Phyllis May (1908–1991)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538.
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