Elsa Sylvestersson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Elsa Sylvestersson

Finnish ballet dancer

Date of Birth: 11-Aug-1924

Place of Birth: Turku, South-Western Finland Regional State Administrative Agency, Finland

Date of Death: 09-Nov-1996

Profession: ballet dancer, ballet master, choreographer

Nationality: Finland

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Elsa Maria Sylvestersson (11 August 1924 Turku, Finland – 9 November 1996 Helsinki, Finland) was a Finnish ballet dancer and choreographer. Sylvestersson danced as soloist in ballet at the age of 14.
As a dancer, her most famous roles included Odette-Odile in Swan Lake, and the Firebird in The Firebird.
She was technically talented and thus well suited for the roles in character dance.As a choreographer she was very productive and had a long career (from 1954 to 1984).
Her style was eclectic, and she had no trouble in combining moves from classical ballet and modern dance.
She was the first one to prepare choreographies for Finnish television.
In 1959 she made The Red Room based on August Strindberg, and later Selli (The Cell), Häkki (The Cage) and Sudenmorsian (The Wolf's Bride).