Valrene Tweedie Gallery
Australia lost a vital figure in its dance community with the death of Valrene Tweedie in early August 2008 at the age of 83. Tweedie was the only Australian dancer to audition successfully for the Ballets Russes companies that visited Australia between 1936 and 1940. She received her early dance training with Mischa Burlakov, Louise Lightfoot and Leon Kellaway, auditioning for Colonel de Basil and joining his Original Ballet Russe in 1940 at the age of 14. As Irina Lavrova she danced with the company in Australia before leaving for the Americas.
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