Eva Haalke, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Norwegian dancer and ballet teacher
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Place of Birth: Trondheim, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway
About Eva Haalke
- Eva Haalke (née Hansen; 2 April 1912 – 24 October 2003) was a Norwegian dancer and ballet teacher.
- She was born in Trondheim, and was a sister of painter Hjalmar Haalke, and sister-in-law of novelist Magnhild Haalke.She started learning ballet when she was nine years old.
- As a young woman she performed in a number of operas and operettas, at various Norwegian theatres.
- After the Second World War she studied the Vaganova method in London.
- In 1950 she founded a ballet school in Oslo.
- Among her students were several later professional dancers; the best known is probably Espen Giljane.
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