Tamara Tchinarova Finch | |
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_in_the_ballet_Les_Presages,_Sydney,_between_6_Dec_1936-Jan_1939_-_studio_photograph_by_Max_Dupain_(6068761108).jpg) Tchinarova in the ballet Les Presages, Sydney, between 6 Dec. 1936 & Jan. 1939 | |
| Born | Tamara Yevsevievna Rekemchuk Тамара Евсевиевна Рекемчук 18 July 1919 |
| Died | 31 August 2017 (aged 98) Marbella, Málaga, Spain |
| Occupation(s) | Ballet dancer, writer on dance, interpreter |
| Years active | 1930-1946 as ballerina, 1958-2007 as author |
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| Career | |
| Former groups | Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, Kirsova Ballet, Polish-Australian Ballet, Borovansky Ballet |
Tamara Tchinarova (tr. Chinarova, Russian: Тамара Чинарова), also known as Tamara Finch, (18 July 1919 – 31 August 2017) was a Romanian-born émigré Russian and French ballerina who contributed significantly to the development of Australian dance companies and was a Russian/English interpreter for touring ballet companies. She was a dance writer and author, as Tamara Finch, of a number of non-fiction books. She was the first wife of actor Peter Finch.