Joan Gadsdon
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Joan Margaret Anne Gadsdon was an Australian ballet dancer, actor and artist. She was one of the pioneers of early Australian ballet in the 1940s, performing with the newly established Kirsova and Bor
Joan Gadsdon, Australian ballet dancer, 1940s
Rachel Cameron
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Rachel Cameron was an Australian ballet dancer and teacher. She was one of the leading dancers in early Australian ballet in the 1940s, performing with the Borovansky and Kirsova ballet companies, and
Joan Gadsdon
…the pioneers of Australian ballet, playing an important role in exposing Australians to the art form, along with Kirsova's leading principal dancers Rachel Cameron, Strelsa Heckleman, Peggy Sager and Paul Hammond. She stayed with the company for about 18 months as it toured Australia. In 1944 the Kirsova company…
Rachel Cameron adjusting ballet shoes
Rachel Cameron in about 1933
Rachel Cameron and Henry Legerton in the Kirsova Ballet Les Sylphides, Max Dupain Studio, Sydney, between 1941 and 1944. Photographer Max Dupain
Rachel Cameron teaches Royal Academy of Dance students, c1978