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Emilie Walbom

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In 1881, she married the dancer and opera singer Arnold Alfred Constantin Walborn, but following his death in 1898, she was left with three children to raise. She therefore decided to increase the family income by becoming a ballet teacher. She quickly attracted the daughters of Copenhagen's more
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affluent families, especially those who wished to making dancing their career. In 1910, she established a ballet school (Fru Walboms Balletskole), which she headed until 1928. Every year, the season finished with a matinée featuring her own choreographic creations based on her trips to
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Frederik Ludvig Egense (1829-1901) and Anna Thora Maria Stendrup (1829-1907). Her aunt, Emilie Liebe, was an opera singer at the theatre when Walbon entered the ballet school at the age of five.
38:, she progressed from ballet dancer to the company's first female choreographer in 1878. In 1915, she became its first "ballet mistress", albeit under the ballet master Gustav Uhlendorff. 20: 312: 65:
in 1873. While she lacked the looks and the movement of a first-class ballet dancer, she was a fine actress and soon took on mime roles with success.
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Her work as a choreographer with the Royal Theatre began in 1906 under the ballet master Hans Beck. Her first success was her adaptation of
226: 209: 149:, all of whom gained fame both on the stage and as film actresses. She died unexpectedly on 23 October 1932 while in a tram. 307: 297: 302: 34:(1858–1932) was a Danish ballet dancer and choreographer. During her exceptionally long term of 61 years with the 292: 287: 90: 199: 134:. All in all, she created 15 new works, 11 ballets and one ballet pantomime, and two plays. 282: 277: 51: 8: 35: 201:
Dancing Naturally: Nature, Neo-Classicism and Modernity in Early Twentieth-Century Dance
117: 94:, which proved popular with both the cast and the audience. It was followed in 1908 by 249: 205: 176: 112: 130: 142: 138: 271: 107: 85: 99: 58: 146: 121: 47: 19: 50:, Emilie Egense was the daughter of the cloakroom manager at the 137:
Walbom continued to teach until the end. Her students included
74: 70: 78: 120:, it was fully adapted to Denmark and arranged for music by 98:(Cinderella), with her own libretto and music composed by 224: 269: 191: 106:(1915) proved to be her masterpiece. Based on 197: 313:Burials at the Garrison Cemetery, Copenhagen 57:Walbom made her début as the cadet Poul in 247: 204:. Palgrave Macmillan UK. pp. 129–. 174: 170: 168: 166: 164: 162: 18: 270: 229:(in Danish). Dansk Biografisk Leksikon 16:Danish ballet dancer and choreographer 159: 13: 14: 324: 198:Carter, A.; Fensham, R. (2011). 250:"Pionererne i den moderne dans" 28:Johanne Emilie Margrethe Walbom 241: 218: 1: 177:"Emilie Walbom (1858 - 1932)" 152: 41: 7: 308:Royal Danish Ballet dancers 298:Danish women choreographers 128:(1918), based on Folkine's 46:Born on 27 October 1858 in 10: 329: 252:(in Danish). Dans Historie 225:Neiiendam, Robert (1984). 303:Dancers from Copenhagen 91:Les millions d'Arlequin 116:which was created for 24: 293:Danish choreographers 22: 179:(in Danish). Kvinfo 36:Royal Danish Ballet 118:Les Ballets Russes 63:Fjernt fra Danmark 25: 288:Danish ballerinas 211:978-0-230-35448-7 320: 262: 261: 259: 257: 245: 239: 238: 236: 234: 222: 216: 215: 195: 189: 188: 186: 184: 172: 126:En Nat i Ægypten 328: 327: 323: 322: 321: 319: 318: 317: 268: 267: 266: 265: 255: 253: 246: 242: 232: 230: 227:"Emilie Walbom" 223: 219: 212: 196: 192: 182: 180: 173: 160: 155: 143:Karin Nellemose 139:Marguerite Viby 44: 17: 12: 11: 5: 326: 316: 315: 310: 305: 300: 295: 290: 285: 280: 264: 263: 248:Brynjølfsson. 240: 217: 210: 190: 175:Vedel, Karen. 157: 156: 154: 151: 104:Drømmebilleder 43: 40: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 325: 314: 311: 309: 306: 304: 301: 299: 296: 294: 291: 289: 286: 284: 281: 279: 276: 275: 273: 251: 244: 228: 221: 213: 207: 203: 202: 194: 178: 171: 169: 167: 165: 163: 158: 150: 148: 144: 140: 135: 133: 132: 127: 123: 119: 115: 114: 109: 108:Michel Fokine 105: 101: 97: 93: 92: 87: 86:Marius Petipa 82: 80: 76: 72: 66: 64: 60: 55: 53: 52:Royal Theatre 49: 39: 37: 33: 29: 23:Emilie Walbom 21: 254:. Retrieved 243: 231:. Retrieved 220: 200: 193: 181:. Retrieved 136: 129: 125: 111: 103: 100:Otto Malling 95: 89: 83: 67: 62: 59:Bournonville 56: 45: 31: 27: 26: 283:1932 deaths 278:1858 births 147:Vera Gebuhr 122:H.C. Lumbye 272:Categories 153:References 48:Copenhagen 131:Cleopatra 42:Biography 113:Carnaval 96:Askepot 256:7 July 233:7 July 208:  183:7 July 75:Vienna 71:Berlin 32:Egense 79:Paris 258:2017 235:2017 206:ISBN 185:2017 145:and 77:and 30:née 110:'s 88:'s 61:'s 274:: 161:^ 141:, 102:. 81:. 73:, 260:. 237:. 214:. 187:.

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Royal Danish Ballet
Copenhagen
Royal Theatre
Bournonville
Berlin
Vienna
Paris
Marius Petipa
Les millions d'Arlequin
Otto Malling
Michel Fokine
Carnaval
Les Ballets Russes
H.C. Lumbye
Cleopatra
Marguerite Viby
Karin Nellemose
Vera Gebuhr





"Emilie Walbom (1858 - 1932)"
Dancing Naturally: Nature, Neo-Classicism and Modernity in Early Twentieth-Century Dance
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978-0-230-35448-7
"Emilie Walbom"
"Pionererne i den moderne dans"

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