Lee, Alison (1906 - 1984)

Stringer, Walter: Alison Lee (right) with Heather Macrae and Anthony Burke in 'The Night is a Sorceress', Ballet Guild, 1959

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Alison Lee was trained by Perth teacher Linley Wilson and was her assistant teacher from 1930 to 1936. Lee continued her career in London in the late 1930s but returned to Australia on the outbreak of war. She joined de Basil's Original Ballet Russe for its Australian tour of 1939-1940 and danced under the name Helene Lineva. When the de Basil company left for America Lee returned to Perth and gave solo recitals during the war while she worked for the Army Intelligence Branch. After the war she performed and choreographed in Melbourne with the Borovansky Ballet, the National Theatre Ballet and Ballet Guild and opened her own school, also in Melbourne.

Bibliography:

Lynn Fisher, 'The Cost of Dancing the Dream', Brolga, 16 (June 2002), pp. 29-36.

See also: Ballet Guild ; Borovansky Ballet ; de Basil, Wassily ; National Theatre Ballet

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