Jackson, Rowena (1926–)
Jackson, Rowena (1926–)
English ballet dancer. Born 1926 in Invercargill, New Zealand; m. Philip Chatfield (dancer), 1958.
Trained on scholarship at Sadler's Wells Ballet (1946), and performed with that company the following year, appearing in Swan Lake and The Sleeping Beauty; created roles in numerous works by Frederick Ashton, including Homage to the Queen (1953), Variations on a Theme by Purcell (1955) and A Birthday Offering (1956); returned to New Zealand with husband and taught classes at Wellington National School of Ballet.
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