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Louise Mary LIGHTFOOT

Also known as: Louisa Mary

Born: 22/5/1902

Died: 18/5/1979

Special Achievements:

1923 - She became the first woman to pass final subjects in the diploma of architecture.
1930s - Co-founded the Lightfoot-Burlakov Classic Dance School, which by 1931 had become the First Australian Ballet, Sydney.
1931 - Staged first Australian produced ballet (Coppelia).
1937 - Studied Kathakali dance in Kerala, India. 1938 - Staged a production of Diaghilev's The Blue God.  For the rest of her professional career she promoted Indian dance.

Additional Information:

She was articled to the renowned architectural practice run by Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Mahoney Griffin.

Resources

  • Link - Lightfoot, Louise (1902 - 1979)

    The Australian Women's Register

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  • Link - Lightfoot, Louise (1902 - 1979)

    The Encyclopedia of Women and Leadership in Twentieth-Century Australia

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  • Link - Lightfoot, Louisa Mary (1902–1979)

    Australian Dictionary of Biography

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  • Link - Louise Lightfoot and the First Australian Ballet – The Cecchetti Link

    Cecchetti International Classical Ballet

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  • Link - Louise Lightfoot Collection

    Research Data Australia

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  • Link - Louise Lightfoot

    Louise Lightfoot

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