Tamara Tchinarova
Tamara Tchinarova Finch | |
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Tchinarova in the ballet Les Presages in Sydney, 1936–1939 | |
| Born | Tamara Yevsevievna Rekemchuk 18 July 1919 |
| Died | 31 August 2017 (aged 98) Marbella, Málaga, Spain |
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| Years active | 1930–1946 (ballerina) 1958–2007 (author) |
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| Former groups | Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, Kirsova Ballet, Polish-Australian Ballet, Borovansky Ballet |
Tamara Yevsevievna Tchinarova (Russian: Тамара Евсевиевна Чинарова; née Rekemchuk [Рекемчук]; 18 July 1919 – 31 August 2017), also known as Tamara Finch, was a Romanian-born émigré Russian and French ballerina who contributed significantly to the development of Australian dance companies and was a Russian–English interpreter for touring ballet companies. She was a dance writer and author, as Tamara Finch, of a number of non-fiction books. She was the first wife of actor Peter Finch.