Sarah-Jayne Howard

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Sarah-Jayne Howard (born 3 July 1976) is a South African-born New Zealand dancer and choreographer. [1]

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Biography

Howard was born in South Africa and emigrated to New Zealand with her family when she was five years old. The family settled in Stratford, Taranaki, where Howard grew up. She trained at the New Zealand School of Dance, and graduated with honours in 1995. [2]

Howard danced for Meryl Tankard’s Australian Dance Theatre for four years and also choreographed two solo works for the company: Tonight and Veronique. She has also danced in Australia with Garry Stewart’s company Thwack! and Gideon Obarzanek's Chunky Move Dance Company and choreographed for Company B. [2]

In 2007, Howard received an Arts Foundation of New Zealand Laureate Award. In 2018, she was appointed associate artistic director at Australian Dance Theatre. [2]

Personal life

Howard and actor Nathan Page have two sons and live near Adelaide, Australia. [3]

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References

  1. "SARAH-JAYNE HOWARD". SARAH-JAYNE HOWARD. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "Sarah-Jayne Howard | Arts Foundation Laureate". Arts Foundation. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  3. Woolford, Lisa (29 September 2019). "Stepping into spy role". adelaidenow. Retrieved 8 September 2021.