Miller, Patricia (1927–)
Miller, Patricia (1927–)
South African ballet dancer. Born 1927 in Pretoria, South Africa.
Moved to England; joined Sadler's Wells Ballet (1947), where she created numerous roles in John Cranko's Children's Corner (1948), Beauty and the Beast (1949), Pastorale (1950), Harlequin in April (1951), The Lady and the Fool (1954), among others; moved back to South Africa (mid-1950s) and opened a dance studio in Capetown.
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