Taverner, Sonia (1936–)
Taverner, Sonia (1936–)
English ballet dancer. Born 1936 in Byfleet, England.
Danced with Sadler's Wells Ballet for 1 season; immigrated to Canada with family (1956), and joined Gwynneth Lloyd's newly established Royal Winnipeg Ballet; danced in almost all of company's repertory works for more than a decade, in such 19th century classics as Giselle and such contemporary works as Fernand Nault's Carmina Burana and Benjamin Harkavy's Fête Brillante (1957), among others; made guest appearances in 19th-century works across US and Canada, notably in Swan Lake.
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