Queen's Birthday Honours 2014

[Norman Reynolds]

Congratulations to the recipients of honours for achievement in Ballet and Dance:- (E & OE)

 

 

 

Order of the British Empire

Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

 

Michael Duncan CLARK Founder, Michael Clark Company. For

services to Dance.

(London)

 

 

Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

 

Namron YARRUM For services to Dance.

(London)

 

 

Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

 

Ms Rosemary BUTCHER Choreographer. For services to

Contemporary Dance.

(London)

 

Ms Marion FRIEND Director, Junior Department, Trinity Laban

Conservatoire of Music and Dance. For

services to Music Education.

(London)

 

 

Medallist of the Order of the British Empire (BEM)

 

Ms Kathleen BURDON Founder, Kathleen Burdon School of Ballet.

Mrs Baird For services to Dance.

(South Shields, Tyne and Wear)

 

Peter Michael JONES Club Secretary, Avon Amateur Dancers

Club. For services to Dance.

(Brislington, Bristol)

 

Zoe, Mrs POOLE Founder, Zoe Poole School of Dance. For

ZOE BRISCOE services to Dance.

(Market Drayton, Shropshire)

[Jan McNulty]

Huge congratulations to all the awardees.

 

Namron was one of my favourite dancers at LCDT when I first started watching dance in the mid-late 1970s.

[Norman Reynolds]

Namron Yarrum was the first black dancer to be employed by a British contemporary dance company.

 

http://www.rambertschool.org.uk/2012/01/namron/

 

[Jan McNulty]

Thanks for the link Norman.  Lovely film.

[Picturesinthefirelight]

One of those was dds first ever ballet teacher at nursery!!!!!

 

There was a girl at dds primary school with a disability & after an operation ended up in a wheelchair for a while. I know this teacher worked with her a lot to help her rehab.

[Picturesinthefirelight]

I've just googled. She was nominated for this type of work.