Nanette Hassall

Nanette Hassall (born 1947) is an Australian dancer, choreographer and dance teacher.

Life and career

Nanette Hassall was born in Sydney, Australia, and studied dance at venues including Australian schools. She taught physical education at a girls' high school while pursuing her love of dance. In 1969, she won the Ballet Australia Choreographic Competition, using her prize money to help her continue her studies in the United States. There, she attended the Juilliard School, New York, on scholarship, with teachers including Jose Limon and Antony Tudor. She danced with companies including the Merce Cunningham Dance Company,Ballet Rambert, the Strider Dance Company (Richard Alston) and Dance Company NSW (Jaap Flier). Hassall taught at schools and colleges including Dartington College of Arts, Opleiding Moderne Dans School in Amsterdam, Deakin University, Rusden State College, the Victorian College of the Arts, and Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (department head, 1995).

Hassall

Coordinates: 53°06′50″N 2°21′14″W / 53.114°N 2.354°W / 53.114; -2.354

Hassall is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The civil parish contains the very small hamlet of Day Green. According to the 2001 Official UK Census, the population was 281.

See also

  • Listed buildings in Hassall
  • Hassall Hall
  • References

    External links

    Media related to Hassall at Wikimedia Commons


    Hassall (surname)

    Hassall is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

  • Arthur Hill Hassall (1817–1894), British physician, chemist and microscopist
  • Cedric Hassall, New Zealand chemist
  • Charlie Hassall (1863–?), English footballer
  • Christopher Hassall (1912–1963), English actor, dramatist, librettist, lyricist and poet
  • Eliza Marsden Hassall (1834–1917), Australian philanthropist
  • Harold Hassall (born 1929), English footballer
  • Ian Hassall, New Zealand paediatrician
  • Imogen Hassall (1942–1980), English actress
  • Joan Hassall (1906–1988), English wood engraver and illustrator
  • John Hassall (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Jon Hassall (born 1973), Australian rules footballer
  • Nanette Hassall (born 1947), Australian dancer and choreographer
  • Thomas Hassall (1840–1920), Australian politician
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