Choreographer · Ballet Dancer

Anneliese von Oettingen

Ballerina and choreographer (1917-2002)

Born 1917 · BerlinDied 2002United States

Anneliese von Oettingen was an American choreographer and ballet dancer, born in 1917 in Berlin, who died in 2002.

Biography

Anneliese Helene Charlotte von Oettingen (22 January 1917 – 9 December 2002) was a ballerina and influential ballet teacher and choreographer. After training in Berlin and London, she taught in Berlin during World War II. After the war she moved to Cincinnati, where she taught ballet and modern dance, and helped found the Cincinnati Civic Ballet. She was featured in Sports Illustrated, and received the keys to the city of Cincinnati.

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