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Nini Theilade

1915 – 2018

Danish ballet dancer

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About Nini Theilade

Lived 1915 – 2018 (aged 102). Nini Theilade was a Danish actor, ballet dancer, autobiographer, choreographer, ballet teacher and ballet master.

Nini Arlette Theilade (15 June 1915 – 13 February 2018) was a Danish ballet dancer, choreographer and teacher.

Early life Theilade was born in Purwokerto on the island of Java, then in the Dutch East Indies, now in Indonesia. She was an only child. Her father, Hans Theilade, was a Danish engineer. Her mother, Joanna Catarina, Wijnschenk-Dom, was from the Netherlands but was of Polish, German, French and Indian extraction; she had trained as a dance instructor at Émile Jaques-Dalcroze's school in Switzerland. She was named "Nini", which means "99", because she was reportedly the 99th descendant of a maharajah. In her autobiography, published in 2006, she noted how her mother's ambition shaped the rest of her life. but the school only admitted adults at the time and she instead studied with Nadya Bryusova. It was such a success, she toured Europe and the United States. After the outbreak of war in 1939, the company toured in the Americas. and later in Portugal. where she died on 13 February 2018 at the age of 102.

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Who was Nini Theilade?

Danish ballet dancer (1915-2018)

When was Nini Theilade born?

Nini Theilade was born on 15 June 1915 in Purwokerto.

When did Nini Theilade die?

Nini Theilade died on 13 February 2018 in Hesselager.

What was Nini Theilade's occupation?

Nini Theilade was an actor, ballet dancer, autobiographer, choreographer, ballet teacher and ballet master.

What nationality was Nini Theilade?

Nini Theilade was Danish.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Nini Theilade

· Wikidata: Q3341990

· DBpedia: Nini Theilade

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