Price, Juliette (1831–1906)

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Price, Juliette (1831–1906)

Danish ballet dancer. Born Aug 13, 1831, in Copenhagen, Denmark, into an English theatrical family working in Denmark; died April 4, 1906, in Copenhagen; dau. of Adolph Price; great aunt of Ellen Price (ballet dancer).

Made professional debut in Auguste Bournonville's Konservatoriet with Royal Danish Ballet (1849); created numerous roles for Bournonville, including in his Valdemar (1953), Flower Festival in Genzano (1858), and Far from Denmark (1860); retired (1866).

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