Professor Shirley McKechnie AO, one of Ausdance’s founders and perhaps one of the most influential artists and educators in Australia’s recent history has died, aged 96.
McKechnie’s passion for dance, her unwavering faith in the ability and potential of young artists and educators, and her understanding of the core values of dance, made her one of our greatest and most articulate advocates and mentors. Her life was marked by generosity, intellectual rigour and support for artists across the whole dance spectrum.
