Cardus, Ana (1943–)

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Cardus, Ana (1943–)

Mexican ballet dancer. Born May 8, 1943, in Mexico City, Mexico.

Performed with Serge Unger's Ballet Concierto de Mexico in Mexico City until 1960; appeared in performances with a variety of European companies; danced with Ballet International du Marquis de Cuevas, then with Stuttgart Ballet in Germany, creating roles in John Cranko's l'Estro Armonico (1963), Onegin (1965), The Interrogation (1967), and Quatre Images (1967), and also in Kenneth Macmillan's Song of the Earth (1965); danced in numerous works by choreographer Louis Gai, including The Stone Flower (1973) and Hamlet (1974), at Hanover State Opera in Germany, where she also served as ballet master.

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