Deirdre Tarrant
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Born
1946 (age 79–80)
Deirdre Elizabeth Anne Tarrant
1946 (age 79–80)
OccupationsChoreographer, contemporary dance teacher
Spouse
ChildrenBret McKenzie
Deirdre Tarrant | |
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.jpg) Tarrant in 2013 | |
| Born | Deirdre Elizabeth Anne Tarrant 1946 (age 79–80) |
| Occupations | Choreographer, contemporary dance teacher |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Bret McKenzie |
Deirdre Elizabeth Anne Tarrant CNZM (born 1946) is a New Zealand dancer, dance teacher and choreographer. She was the founding director of Footnote Dance and is principal of the Tarrant Dance Studios.[1][2]
Tarrant was born in 1946, the daughter of Alfred Edward Tarrant, a Wellington manufacturer.[3][4] She danced with the New Zealand Ballet Company while studying for a Bachelor of Arts degree at Victoria University of Wellington in 1967.[1][2]
Tarrant founded Footnote Dance in 1985. She led that company until 2012, when she handed over to Malia Johnston.[5] She has been a vocational examiner for the Royal Academy of Dance.[6] She is principal of the Tarrant Dance Studios.[1][2]
