Mrs Sherilyn Hall, of Tauranga, MNZM, for services to highland dancing
Sherilyn Hall has helped research and develop Highland Dancing through the New Zealand Academy of Highland and National Dancing. She was appointed as Trainee Director at the Academy before becoming the Technical Director and has led a team of nine technical dance masters, overseeing the dance technique, management and development of examinations. She leads training courses and workshops, tutors dancers at the annual Summer Dance Camp schools throughout New Zealand, and has taken dance teams overseas to perform at the International Military Tattoos in Norfolk, Virginia and at international conferences in Las Vegas. Mrs Hall served as Dance Director of the Piping and Dancing Association of New Zealand.