Genée, Dame Adeline

Genée, Dame Adeline

 orig. Anina Margarete Kirstina Petra Jensen

(born Jan. 6, 1878, Hinnerup, Den.—died April 23, 1970, Esher, Surrey, Eng.) Danish-born British dancer, choreographer, and teacher. She made her debut in Norway at age 10. In 1897 she was engaged at the Empire Theatre in London, where she became one of the leading figures of the Edwardian theatre. After 1909 she occasionally performed in ballets she herself produced, including La Danse (1912), which addressed the history of ballet. In 1920 she established an organization that in 1936 became the Royal Academy of Dancing. She was made a Dame of the British Empire in 1950.