Anderton, Elizabeth (1938–)
Anderton, Elizabeth (1938–)
English ballet dancer. Born May 2, 1938, in London, England.
Received the 1st C.W. Beaumont scholarship with which she trained at Sadler's Wells School in London; joined Sadler's Wells repertory company (1955) where she danced in revivals of classics and was featured in contemporary works; danced in Sadler's Wells offspring the Royal Ballet; collaborated with major choreographers of English ballet such as John Cranko in Sweeney Todd (1959), Frederick Ashton in Les Deux Pigeons (1961), and Antony Tudor in Knight Errant (1968); served Robert Helpmann as assistant with the Australian Ballet as well as additional projects; appeared in Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake on film (1988).
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