Simone, Kirsten (1934–)
Simone, Kirsten (1934–)
Danish ballet dancer. Born July 1, 1934, in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Trained under Vera Volkova and Gerda Karstens at Royal Danish Ballet before joining company (1952); promoted to soloist (1956) and first solist (1966); danced principal roles in Bournonville repertory to great acclaim, including in A Folk Tale, The King's Volunteers on Amager, and Napoli; had leading roles in Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, Giselle, Petit's Cyrano de Bergerac, Ashton's Romeo and Juliet, and Balanchine's Four Temperaments, Apollo and Bourée Fantasque; created roles in Flindt's The Three Musketeers (1966), von Rosen's Don Juan (1967) and Lander's Fête polonaise (1970); guested with American Ballet Theatre and London Festival Ballet.
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