Lynne Golding-Kirk
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Lynne Golding-Kirk was an Australia
n prima ballerina.
Golding-Kirk was born Lynne Golding in Paddington, New South Wales
, lived in Marrickville and attended Sydney Girls High School
. At age 15 she left school to devote herself exclusively to ballet. She became the prima ballerina for the Tivoli circuit
, performing two shows each day. In 1951 she was selected for Melbourne's National Theatre
Ballet and danced the dual role of Odette/Odile in Swan Lake
.
Golding went on to perform in Europe and South America. Moving to New York to study and teach, she met dancer Alan Hope Kirk; they married in 1958 and subsequently performed together.
Returning to Australia in 1965, Golding-Kirk opened her own studio. She retired in 2000.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n prima ballerina.
Golding-Kirk was born Lynne Golding in Paddington, New South Wales
Paddington, New South Wales
Paddington is an inner-city, eastern suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Paddington is located 3 kilometres east of the Sydney central business district and lies across the local government areas of the City of Sydney and the Municipality of Woollahra...
, lived in Marrickville and attended Sydney Girls High School
Sydney Girls High School
Sydney Girls High School is an academically selective, Public high school for girls, located at Moore Park, in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia....
. At age 15 she left school to devote herself exclusively to ballet. She became the prima ballerina for the Tivoli circuit
Tivoli circuit
The Tivoli Circuit was a successful and popular Australian entertainment circuit which flourished from 1893 and the 1950s. The circuit suffered a catastrophic decline in popularity after the introduction of television in Australia in 1956, and the last Tivoli show was staged in 1966.-History:The...
, performing two shows each day. In 1951 she was selected for Melbourne's National Theatre
National Theatre, Melbourne
The National Theatre is a 783 seat Australian theatre and theatrical arts school located in the Melbourne bayside suburb of St Kilda, on the corner of Barkly and Carlisle Streets...
Ballet and danced the dual role of Odette/Odile in Swan Lake
Swan Lake
Swan Lake ballet, op. 20, by Pyotr Tchaikovsky, composed 1875–1876. The scenario, initially in four acts, was fashioned from Russian folk tales and tells the story of Odette, a princess turned into a swan by an evil sorcerer's curse. The choreographer of the original production was Julius Reisinger...
.
Golding went on to perform in Europe and South America. Moving to New York to study and teach, she met dancer Alan Hope Kirk; they married in 1958 and subsequently performed together.
Returning to Australia in 1965, Golding-Kirk opened her own studio. She retired in 2000.