What key details about merle park can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: dame merle florence park , dbe -lrb- born 8 october 1937 -rrb- is a british former prima ballerina . at the age of 19 she danced the role of '' the milkmaid '' in '' facade '' in the royal opera house company 's silver jubilee gala on 6 may 1956 . she joined the royal ballet in 1954 and became a soloist in 1958 . her performance was admired for its '' brilliance of execution and virtuoso technique '' . she was selected as one of the three soloists for the november 1959 premiere of the ashton/nureyev production of '' la bayadere '' . her first full-length roles were swanhilda in '' coppelia '' and lise in '' la fille mal gardee '' . she created the role of clara , partnered by rudolf nureyev , in '' the nutcracker '' for the royal ballet in 1963 , which was her breakthrough . a 1968 performance was filmed and widely viewed . critics claimed that her aurora -lrb- '' sleeping beauty '' -rrb- was the best of her generation . she gave more performances of '' giselle '' than any other royal ballet artiste . after mikhail baryshnikov 's defection in 1975 , he accompanied park in performances of '' romeo and juliet '' and '' swan lake '' . premiere roles include '' jazz calendar '' -lrb- 1968 -rrb- , '' mayerling '' -lrb- 1978 -rrb- and '' isadora '' -lrb- 1981 -rrb- . in 1977 , she was one of the dancers who performed along with freddie mercury at a charity gala which included a performance of '' bohemian rhapsody '' on behalf of the city of westminster society for mentally handicapped children .
- birth name is merle florence park- birth date is 8 october 1937- name is merle park- image size is 250px- birth place is salisbury , rhodesia -lrb- now harare , zimbabwe -rrb-