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Place of Birth: Kongens Lyngby, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
About Elna Lassen
- Elna Lassen (1901 – 1930) was a Danish ballerina who was the premiere danseuse of the Royal Danish Ballet.
- A diabetic, Lassen was found dead at her Copenhagen, Denmark apartment on the morning of September 20, 1930.
- She is thought to have committed suicide with a revolver which was found by her bedside. The daughter of an unskilled laborer, she was married to a Copenhagen physician.
- Among her admirers was Max Reinhardt.Lassen was ranked first in the Danish ballet after she returned home from studying ballet in the United States and Paris, France, from 1921–1924.
- She was tutored by Michel Fokine during her absence from Denmark.
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