Marion Tait

Marion Hooper Tait CBE is a former ballerina and ballet mistress, and assistant director of Birmingham Royal Ballet since 2011.[1]

Tait was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1992 New Year Honours, and promoted to Commander (CBE) in the 2003 Birthday Honours for services to dance.[2][3][4]

Tait was named Dancer of the Year 1994 and received the Evening Standard Ballet Award for Outstanding Performance.[4]

In Birmingham Royal Ballet's 2013 production of The Sleeping Beauty, Tait played the wicked fairy Carabosse.[5]

References
  1. Whetstone, David. "Interview: Marion Tait of the Birmingham Royal Ballet". The Journal. Retrieved 2016-12-27.
  2. United Kingdom list: "No. 52767". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 1991. p. 12.
  3. "No. 56963". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 June 2003. p. 9.
  4. "Assistant Director: Marion Tait - Birmingham Royal Ballet". Brb.org.uk. 2011-07-11. Retrieved 2016-12-27.
  5. "Storytelling with mime and dance at the Birmingham Royal Ballet". BBC News. Retrieved 2016-12-27.
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