Adeline Genée

Dame Adeline Genée (born Anina Kirstina Margarete Petra Jensen; 6 January 1878  – 23 April 1970) was a Danish-British ballet dancer.

Anina Kirstina Margarete Petra Jensen was born in Hinnerup north of Aarhus, Denmark. Her uncle, Alexandre Genée, gave her dancing lessons from the age of three.

In 1895, she was the principal dancer of the Royal Danish Ballet in Copenhagen.  In 1896, she danced with the Berlin Royal Opera Ballet and the Munich Opera Ballet.

Category:1878 births
Category:1970 deaths
Category:Ballet dancers