Eileen Keegan

Eileen Keegan (died 22 October 2000, South Africa) was a South African ballet dancer and teacher.

She initially trained in South Africa under Madge Mann and Nancy Hooper, before moving to London in 1932 to continue her training.

She ran her own studio, with Dorothea McNair, opposite the old Theatre Royal in Durban before moving to Kloof.

In 1940 she formed Durban's highly successful Ballet Club, which was based on the concept of the club begun by Dulcie Howes in Cape Town.

Her notable pupils include: Nadia Nerina, Michael Maule, Joy Shearer, Colleen Scott, and Judy Gale-Brown.