Estelle Beere

Estelle Girda Beere OBE (23 July 1875 – 20 September 1959) was a New Zealand dancing teacher. She was born in Wanganui, New Zealand, on 23 July 1875.[1]

Beere studied ballet in London and returned to New Zealand around 1899. She had a 60 year career teaching dance in Wellington.[2]

In the 1958 Queen's Birthday Honours, Beere was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, for services as a teacher of dancing over many years.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Bolwell, Jan. "Estelle Girda Beere". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  2. ↑ Cox, Elizabeth (1 January 2025). Mr Ward's Map: Victorian Wellington Street by Street. Massey University Press. p. 55. ISBN 978-1-991309-06-8.
  3. ↑ "No. 41406". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 12 June 1958. p. 3554.
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