Elizabeth Anderton

Elizabeth Anderton (born 28 May 1938) is a retired English ballet dancer and director. She danced with Sadler's Wells Opera Ballet and The Royal Ballet, and was later artistic director of the London Festival Ballet. She was awarded the Governors of The Royal Ballet Gold Medal in 2010.

Biography Anderton was born on 28 May 1938 in Paddington, London, England. and at Sadler's Wells School. From 1957 to 1974, she worked at The Royal Ballet, becoming soloist in 1958 and principal dancer in 1961.

Anderton created roles in John Cranko's Sweeney Todd (1959), Frederick Ashton's The Two Pigeons (1961), Antony Tudor's Knight Errant (1968), and Rudolf Nureyev's Romeo and Juliet (1977). She also played the Queen in the 1988 TV Movie Natalya Makarova's Swan Lake. Her repertory included Aurora, Giselle, Raymonda and Swanilda.

Anderton was awarded the Governors of The Royal Ballet Gold Medal in 2010.