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Name	Phyllis May Danaher
Born	27 July, 1908 Bulimba, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Died	31 May, 1991 (aged 82) Clayfield, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Education *	St Margaret's Anglican Girls School (Ascot, Brisbane) (student, 1920-1926)
Occupation or Descriptor *	dance teacher (1927-1982) Queensland, Australia dance company director (1935-1985) Queensland, Australia
Legacies *	Phyllis Danaher memorial scholarship (Ballet Theatre Queensland) (eponym)
Key Organisations *	Queensland Ballet Society (president) Ballet Theatre Queensland (founder, 1953) Ballet Theatre Queensland (director, 1963) Royal Academy of Dance (fellow, 1983-1991)
Workplaces *	Phyllis Danaher School of Ballet (owner)

* Dates are approximate

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