Hanke, Suzanne (1948–)
Hanke, Suzanne (1948–)
German ballet dancer. Born Mar 30, 1948, in Altdöbern, Germany.
Trained as a child in gymnastics, later studied dance at Stuttgart Ballet school; joined Stuttgart Ballet (1966) where she created roles in John Cranko's Eugene Onegin (1969) and in Taming of the Shrew (1969), danced featured roles in Romeo and Juliet, Opus One, and Swan Lake, and appeared in numerous works by Balanchine, Neumeier, and others.
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