Dale, Margaret (1922–)

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Dale, Margaret (1922–)

English ballet dancer and tv producer. Born Dec 30, 1922, in Newcastle-on-Tyne, England; dau. of John Howden Bolam and Gladys (Downs) Bolam; m. John Hart.

As a child, made London debut at Sadler's Wells in the ballet Casse Noisette (1937); danced with Sadler's Wells Company (1940–54), beginning with small roles in such ballets as The Prospect Before Us, The Wanderer and Orpheus and Euridice, graduating to leading classical roles, including The Sleeping Princess, The Fairy Queen and as Swanhilda in Coppelia; created choreography for several ballets on tv, including "The Great Detective" (1952); joined the BBC as a dancer producer (1954), presenting such ballets as The Sleeping Beauty.