Conley, Sandra (1943–)
Conley, Sandra (1943–)
English ballet dancer. Born Oct 24, 1943, in Hatfield, England.
Made professional debut with Royal Ballet School's touring company, but soon joined senior troupe (early 1970s) where she became known for her dramatic portrayals of women in modernized 19th-century classics and contemporary works; danced in Frederick Ashton's Creatures of Prometheus and A Month in the Country, Geoffrey Cauley's Symphonie Pastorale, and Kenneth Macmillan's Anastasia, among others.
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