Mary Skeaping | |
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 Skeaping in Stockholm in 1953 | |
| Born | Mary Emma Skeaping 15 December 1902 Woodford, London, England |
| Died | 9 February 1984 (aged 81) St Charles's Hospital, Kensington, London, England |
| Occupation(s) | Ballet dancer, director and producer |
| Years active | 1925–1984 |
| Known for | Reconstructions of long-lost ballets |
Mary Emma Skeaping MBE (15 December 1902 – 9 February 1984) was an English ballerina who is better known as a ballet teacher, director, choreographer, and producer. She served as director of the Royal Swedish Ballet in Stockholm for nine years (1953–1962), and became an international authority on ballet from the seventeenth to the nineteenth century.[1]