Beere, Estelle Girda (1875–1959)
Beere, Estelle Girda (1875–1959)
New Zealand dance teacher. Born July 23, 1875, in Wanganui, New Zealand; died Sept 20, 1959, in Wellington; dau. of Edward Holroyd Beere (surveyor) and Mary (Brewer) Beere.
After studying dance at Wellington School of Design, studied ballet in England (1895); returned to Wellington and established successful dance studio, where she taught for more than 60 years; also taught dance at Solway College in Masterton, Scots College, Fitzherbert Terrace School, and Queen Margaret College in Wellington; was the 1st dance teacher in Australasia to be named Officer of British Empire (1958).
See also Dictionary of New Zealand Biography (Vol. 3).
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