Lander, Margot (1910–1961)

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Lander, Margot (1910–1961)

Danish ballet dancer. Born Aug 2, 1910, in Copenhagen, Denmark; died July 18, 1961, in Copenhagen; m. Harald Lander (dancer and choreographer), 1932 (div. 1950).

Trained with Vera Volkova at Royal Danish Ballet, then joined the company where she performed for next 25 years (1925–50); danced in numerous Fokine revivals, including Spectre de la Rose and Les Sylphides, in Bournonville's Napoli, Harald Lander's Swan Lake, and most notably as Swanilda in Coppélia; created roles in husband's l'Apprenti Sorcier (1940), Qarrtsiluni (1942), Printemps (1942) and Etudes (1948).