Penney, Jennifer (1946–)

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Penney, Jennifer (1946–)

Canadian ballet dancer. Born April 5, 1946, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Joined Royal Ballet in London (1963), where she created roles for Macmillan's Anastasia (1971), Elite Syncopations (1974), The Four Seasons (1975) and Manon (1982); danced in company's classical repertory, including Swan Lake and Sleeping Beauty; appeared in Ashton's A Wedding Bouquet and Robbins' Dances at a Gathering and Afternoon of a Faun.

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