Margrethe Schanne | |
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| Born | Margrethe Sophie Marie Schanne 21 November 1921 Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Died | 9 January 2014 (aged 92) Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Nationality | Danish |
| Education | Royal Danish Ballet school |
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| Years active | 1939–1966 |
| Spouse |
Kjeld Noack (m. 1971) |
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Margrethe Sophie Marie Schanne (21 November 1921 – 9 January 2014) was a Danish ballet dancer who performed with the Royal Danish Ballet from 1942 to 1966, firstly as a group dancer and then as a solo dancer. She also performed as a guest of the Ballet des Champs-Élysées and at the Grand Ballet de Marquis de Cuevas. Schanne retired in 1966 to become a ballet instructor and did some acting. In 1953, she was appointed Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog and received the Tagea Brandt Rejselegat in 1962.