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Program of First Australian Ballet Sydney 1935

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Program of First Australian Ballet Sydney 1935

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Lightfoot, Louise

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Beaver, Moya Burlakov, Misha

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Lightfoot, Mary

Mary Lightfoot is the biographer of Louise Lightfoot

Lightfoot, Louise

A trained architect who became a dancer and teacher, Louise Lightfoot made major contributions to two forms of dance, classical ballet and Indian dance. She founded the First Australian Ballet, and later was an advocate, teacher and entrepreneur of Indian dance forms.

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Beaver, Moya

Dancer in Sydney's first ballet company, who later taught ballet.

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First Australian Ballet

Amateur ballet company established in 1931 by Louise Lightfoot and Mischa Burlakov. It disbanded in the 1950s.

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Lightfoot-Burlakov Ballet School

Ballet school established about 1929 by Louise Lightfoot and Misha Burlakov

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Burlakov, Misha

Dancer and founder, with Louise Lightfoot, of First Australian Ballet in 1931.

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