Phyllis May Danaher MBE FRAD (27 July 1908 – 31 May 1991) was a dancer, teacher of dance and choreographer.

[1] Danaher appeared as an extra in Anna Pavlova's company in Brisbane during its 1929 Australian Tour and in the 1930s, she performed in J. C. Williamson's musicals.

That year, Danaher founded the Queensland branch of the Australasian Society for Operatic Dancing and the Brisbane Ballet Theatre, later renamed the Ballet Theatre of Queensland.

[2] She choreographed their first original work, The Wasps, which debuted at Brisbane City Hall in 1956.

[5][6] Two of Danaher's more successful students were Principal Dancers with the Australian Ballet, Garth Welch[7] and Lucette Aldous.