June Kerr

June Kerr
Born
June Greenhalgh

(1932-06-12)12 June 1932
Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England
Died29 October 2018(2018-10-29) (aged 86)
Christchurch, New Zealand
Spouse
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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.

Biography

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. On 8 December 1956, she married New Zealand ballet dancer Russell Kerr. 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. In 1962 Kerr and her husband moved to Wellington as Kerr's husband was appointed director of the company.

In the 1970s Kerr and her husband moved to Christchurch and established the Southern Ballet Theatre.

Kerr died in Christchurch on 29 October 2018.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "June Kerr: A lioness to the New Zealand Ballet's lion". Stuff. 16 November 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  2. ↑ "Kerr, June, 1932-2018". Kerr, June, 1932-2018 | Items | National Library of New Zealand | National Library of New Zealand. 1 January 1932. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  3. 1 2 "June Kerr — RNZB". www.rnzb.org.nz. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  4. ↑ Traue, J. E., ed. (1978). Who's Who in New Zealand (11th ed.). Wellington: Reed. p. 162. ISBN 0-589-01113-8.
  5. ↑ Taonga, New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu. "A national company emerges". teara.govt.nz. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  6. ↑ "June Kerr death notice". New Zealand Herald. 1 November 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2021.