- Lynn Seymour
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name = Lynn Seymour
birth_name = Lynn Springbett
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birth_date = birth date and age|1939|03|8
birth_place = flagicon|Canada Wainwright, Alberta, Canada
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occupation = Ballet dancer
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children =Lynn Seymour (born Wainwright;
8 March 1939 ) is a retired Canadianballerina . She was born Lynn Springbett and studied dancing inVancouver . In1953 , she was auditioned bySir Frederick Ashton and given a scholarship to the Sadler's Wells Ballet School. There she was in a class withAntoinette Sibley andMarcia Haydee "perhaps the greatest constellation of talent ever seen in one classroom" [ [http://www.ballet.co.uk/old/legend_js_lynn_seymour.htm ballet.co - Legend ] ] . In1956 , she joined the Covent Garden Opera Ballet and the following year joined theRoyal Ballet . She was promoted to principal in1959 . The first solo role she created was as an Adolescent inKenneth Macmillan 's ballet "The Burrow". She was "a dancer with lyrical technique and intense dramatic power" [ [http://www.ballerinagallery.com/seymour.htm Lynn Seymour ] ] . She becameKenneth Macmillan 's muse [ [http://www.npg.org.uk/live/search/person.asp?LinkID=mp06325 Lynn Seymour (1939-), Ballerina ] ] as her first major role catapulted her to stardom as the Girl in Macmillan's "Invitation" in1960 . She formed a partnership withChristopher Gable which began with the lead roles in Ashton's "Two Pigeons" in1961 . From1966 to1969 she was prima ballerina atBerlin Opera Ballet under Macmillan's direction. She performed as a guest artist with theLondon Festival Ballet ,National Ballet of Canada ,Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater ,London Contemporary Dance Theatre andAmerican Ballet Theatre [ [http://www.answers.com/topic/lynn-seymour Lynn Seymour: Definition and Much More from Answers.com ] ] . She returned to theRoyal Ballet in1971 as principal guest ballerina until1978 . She left to become the ballet director for theBavarian State Opera until1980 . In1981 she briefly returned to theRoyal Ballet before retiring.Notable roles
* Girl, Macmillan's "Invitation" - 1960
* Fiancée, Macmillan's "Baiser de la fée" - 1960
* Young girl, Ashton's "Two Pigeons" - 1961
* Juliet, Macmillan's "Romeo and Juliet" - 1965
* Anna Andersen, Macmillan's "Anastasia" (one-act) - 1967
* Grand Duches Anastasi, Macmillan's "Anastasia" (three-acts) - 1971
* Natalia Petrovna, Ashton's "A Month in the Country" - 1976
* Mary Vetsera, Macmillan's "Mayerling" - 19782006-2007--she became director of the ballet of the Greek national operaReferences
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