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Full Name
  
Anya Eltenton

Parents
  
George Eltenton

Role
  
Ballerina


Name
  
Anya Linden

Occupation
  
Ballet dancer

Education
  
Royal Ballet School

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Born
  
3 January 1933 (age 91) (
1933-01-03
)
Manchester, England

Children
  
Sarah (1964-)John (1966-)Mark (1969-)

Similar People
  
John Sainsbury - Baron Sai, Alan Sainsbury - Baron Sai, Ninette de Valois

Anya Linden, Lady Sainsbury of Preston Candover (born 3 January 1933) is a retired English ballerina.

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She was born Anya Eltenton and spent her childhood in California, where she received her early training with Koslov in Hollywood. She returned to England in 1947 and studied at the Sadler's Wells Ballet School, joining the company in 1951. She was promoted to soloist 1954 and to ballerina 1958.

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She married John Sainsbury, Baron Sainsbury of Preston Candover in 1963 and retired from dancing in 1965. In 1987, she founded the Linbury Biennial Prize for Stage Design to identify and encourage talented newcomers to the field of theatre design.

Anya Linden Rudolf Nureyev and Anya Linden in Flower Festival

Anya Linden Anya Linden as Aurora in Sleeping Beauty memoryprints

References

Anya Linden Wikipedia


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