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Anne Elizabeth Rowse (born 15 August 1931) is a retired New Zealand dancer and was director of the
New Zealand School of Dance The New Zealand School of Dance was established in 1967 and is a tertiary educational institute in New Zealand that teaches contemporary dance and ballet. It started as the National School of Ballet, and after contemporary dance was added in 198 ...
for 25 years.


Biography

Rowse was born on 15 August 1931, the daughter of Garnet William Rowse and Nancy May James. She trained in ballet in New Zealand and then travelled to England, arriving there in 1952. She danced with
Festival Ballet English National Ballet is a classical ballet company founded by Dame Alicia Markova and Sir Anton Dolin as London Festival Ballet and based in London, England. Along with The Royal Ballet, Birmingham Royal Ballet, Northern Ballet and Scottish B ...
, now the English National Ballet, in London from 1952 to 1960. From 1978 to April 1993, Rowse was director of the New Zealand School of Dance. Under the leadership of Rowse in 1982 the national training institute introduced a contemporary dance programme which included a change of name from the National School of Ballet. In the
2001 Queen's Birthday Honours The Queen's Birthday Honours 2001 was announced on 16 June 2001 for the United Kingdom (including Northern Ireland), New Zealand (4 June), Australia (11 June), Barbados, Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Sai ...
, Rowse was appointed an
Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit The New Zealand Order of Merit is an order of merit in the New Zealand royal honours system. It was established by royal warrant on 30 May 1996 by Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand, "for those persons who in any field of endeavour, have rend ...
, for services to ballet and dance. In 2013, Rowse co-edited an account of the history of
The Royal New Zealand Ballet The Royal New Zealand Ballet is a ballet company based in Wellington, New Zealand. It was originally known as The New Zealand Ballet Company. History New Zealand Ballet was established in 1953 as an independent charitable trust by Royal Danish ...
, titled ''The Royal New Zealand Ballet at 60.''


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