Bush, Noreen (1905–1977)

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Bush, Noreen (1905–1977)

English ballet dancer and teacher. Born 1905 in Nottingham, England; died Aug 7, 1977, in London, England; dau. of Pauline Bush; trained by mother and Edouard Espinosa; m. Victor Leopold (tap dancer).

Appeared in numerous West End musicals and operettas, such as The Last Waltz (1932), Our Nell (1924) and Betty in Mayfair (1952); named head scholarship teacher at Royal Academy of Dancing (1929), where she served for over 40 years; with husband, founded dance school which soon merged with the Marjorie Davies' school, becoming The Bush-Davies School, a notable London studio of ballet and general dance (1939).