Lynn Abra
Lynette "Lynn" Fry-Abra (born 1935) is a ballet dancer and teacher living in Calgary, Alberta.
Early life
Lynette Fry was born in South Africa in 1935.
She trained at the Royal Ballet School in London on a scholarship, and also trained in ballet Holland, Paris and France.
She came to Canada in her teens.
Career
From 1959 to 1966, she danced with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet company, eventually reaching the position of Principal Dancer.
In 1967, she moved to Calgary, where she has been a longtime instructor with the School of Alberta Ballet. From at least 2010, she has been a part-time teacher in the Open Division (for adults) in Calgary. [7]
In 2011, she was on the board of directors of the Delta Festival Ballet of New Orleans. [1]
Around 2010, she organized her private teaching into a school she called "Ballet Royale School":
Company Name:Ballet Royale School Contact Person:Lynette Fry-abra Contact Position:Owner Address:2202 Hawksbrow Pt Nw City:Calgary Postal Code/ZIP:T3G4C9 Province:AB Phone:4035473777
Personal life
She was married to Dr. Jock Abra. In 1988, he published a journal article entitled "The Dancer as Masochist" [9]. As of 2019 he is Professor Emeritus of Psychology at the University of Calgary. [8]
She was later in a relationship with a man named "Smilie", who died in 1998.
Lynn has a son, who lives in America.
Teaching Michael
Lynn taught Michael Currie in Fall 2007, and then privately from Fall 2009 for about four years.
Sources
[1] Michael Currie direct knowledge
[2] http://www.deltafestivalballet.com/about/about.html
[3] http://deltafestivalballet.com/review/2011/2011.html
[4] https://www.facebook.com/pg/NorthCalgaryDance/photos/?tab=album&album_id=219826618146765
[5] http://www.allancozzubboacademyofdancing.com/cozzubbo-student-alumni.php
[6] http://topcompanies.ca/ab-47934-ballet_royale_school
[7] https://www.albertaballetschool.com/explore/our-team
[8] https://psyc.ucalgary.ca/manageprofile/profiles/jock-abra
[9] https://www.jstor.org/stable/1478169?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents