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    Sense of BALANCE

    Feb 05, 2020 3 minutes
    FEATURE & STYLING JO LEEVERS PHOTOGRAPHY RACHAEL SMITH

    That the rooms in former ballet dancer Gail Monahan’s home are arranged in exceptionally balanced and graceful compositions, feels very fitting. They are spaces where everything from delicate ceramics to family portraits feels deeply personal and comes with a lovely story attached. “My house is the result of my passions, which include art, ballet, music, travel, family and friendship,” she explains.

    Gail came to England aged 16 to study at The Royal Ballet School, after being talent-spotted in her native New Zealand. – a leading dancer in a ). She left to have a family and later was on the dance panel for the Olivier Awards and a governor of The Royal Ballet Company. Today, she is a contributor and proofreader for magazine.

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