Deirdre Tarrant

Deirdre Tarrant
CNZM
Tarrant in 2013
Born
Deirdre Elizabeth Anne Tarrant

1946 (age 77–78)
Occupation(s)Choreographer, contemporary dance teacher
Spouse
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(m. 1971)​
ChildrenBret 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]

  1. ^ a b c "Dance diva—Deirdre Tarrant". Victoria University of Wellington. 22 October 2014. Archived from the original on 13 August 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Distinguished alumni". Victoria University of Wellington. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Tarrant, Deirdre Elizabeth Anne, 1946–". Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand. Archived from the original on 4 February 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  4. ^ "New Year Honours 1988" (PDF). New Zealand Legal Information Institute. 14 January 1988. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Footnote Dance announces new Director after 26 years". Creative New Zealand. 19 July 2012. Archived from the original on 5 June 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  6. ^ "2012 daCi/WDA Global Dance Summit". Ausdance. July 2012. Archived from the original on 6 April 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2021.