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Betty Oliphant was born on 5 August, 1918 in London, England, is a Canadian dance educator. Discover Betty Oliphant's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 85 years old?

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Occupation Ballet teacher
Age 85 years old
Zodiac Sign Leo
Born 5 August, 1918
Birthday 5 August
Birthplace London, England
Date of death 12 July, 2004
Died Place St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
Nationality Canada

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1918

Nancy Elizabeth Oliphant (August 5, 1918 – July 12, 2004) was a co-founder of the National Ballet School of Canada.

Oliphant was born in London in 1918.

Her father was a lawyer who died within weeks of her birth in a train crash.

Oliphant suffered from pneumonia as a child and her doctor prescribed ballet lessons to help with her breathing.

Her mother obtained lessons from a Miss Sheen who had been taught by others trained in Russia.

Throughout her career Oliphant was known for following a Russian ballet style in her teaching.

She studied with Tamara Karsavina, Laurent Novikoff and Marie Rambert.

By the age of 17, she had opened her own school having decided that she was too tall to be top dancer herself.

1947

She moved to Canada in 1947.

1951

In 1951, she became ballet mistress for the National Ballet of Canada at the request of Celia Franca, the company's director.

1959

She and Franca founded the National Ballet School of Canada in 1959.

Alumni include Frank Augustyn, Rex Harrington, Karen Kain, John Alleyne, James Kudelka and Veronica Tennant.

She had been trained in the Cecchetti method of classical dance.

In 1959, she became associate artistic director for the National Ballet of Canada, but resigned in 1975 to devote herself to the school.

1972

She was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1972, and promoted to a Companion of the Order in 1985.

1988

In 1988, the National Ballet School of Canada named its new performance space the Betty Oliphant Theatre.

1989

She retired in 1989.

She was known for her strict manner, high standards and insistence on technique.

She wrote an auto biography where she recounted her difficult private life consoled by her career success.

1996

In 1996, she published an autobiography Miss O: My Life in Dance (ISBN 0-88801-210-1).

She died in St. Catharines, Ontario at the age of 85.

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