Mrs Lynn Gilbert-Smith, of New Plymouth, QSM, for services to dance education
Lynn Gilbert-Smith has been teaching dance for 50 years and established the Lynn Gilbert Dance Studio (now LGS Dance) at age 16. LGS Dance currently has 280 students, which Mrs Gilbert-Smith oversees with the assistance of her teachers. She has been a committee member of the New Plymouth Competitions Society for 30 years and is convenor of the festival’s ballet and jazz component. She is an examiner and adjudicator for national competitions and examinations. She established the Gilbert-Smith Trust to assist dance students through fundraising. Mrs Gilbert-Smith has been a choreographer for the New Plymouth Operatic Society.