Juliette Price

Elise Juliette Christiane Price, usually known as Juliette Price, (1831–1906) was a Danish ballet dancer. She studied under August Bournonville, becoming his favourite dancer.

Early years Born in Copenhagen, Price was the daughter of the mimic Adolf Price and the dancer Flora Mathilde Henriette Lewin, both of English origin. She was the oldest of six children. Two of her siblings, Sophie and Waldemar, also became ballet dancers. A member of a family of street entertainers, Price started performing with her parents when she was six and grew up in an environment of performance and dance.

In 1847, her father asked ballet master August Bournonville to take Bjørn as a student in order to prepare her for becoming a member of the Royal Ballet. Recognizing her artistic potential and showing no concern for her social background, he recommended her to the ballet. As a result, she entered the ballet school in 1848. After Andrea Krætzmer, Lucile Grahn-Young and Augusta Nielsen, Juliette Bjørn became Bournonville's fourth outstanding soloist.