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3 unusual facts about Dulcie Howes


Dulcie Howes

She returned to South Africa in 1930 and opened a ballet school in Rondebosch to teach ballet, ballroom and Spanish dancing.

In 1965, the UCT Ballet Company became the CAPAB (Cape Performing Arts Board) Ballet Company (and has since been renamed the Cape Town City Ballet Company) but Dulcie Howes remained as artistic director until 1969 when she retired.

Her daughter, Victoria Cawood, is currently the executive chairman of Cape Town City Ballet.



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