Franca, Celia

Franca, Celia
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Celia Franks 
      British-born Canadian dancer, choreographer, and artistic director

born June 25, 1921 , London, Eng.

died Feb. 19, 2007 , Ottawa, Ont.
in 1951founded the National Ballet of Canada, which she led until 1974. Franca began her career with England's Ballet Rambert in 1936, danced with and choreographed for the Sadler's Wells Ballet from 1941, and from 1947 was a dancer and ballet mistress of the Metropolitan Ballet. In 1950 she was asked to form a new ballet company based in Toronto, and with energy and determination Franca assembled a troupe of dancers; the National Ballet of Canada concentrated on the classical ballets favoured by Canadian audiences, and Franca danced principal roles, notably Giselle, until 1959, when she opened (with Betty Oliphant) the National Ballet School. Franca was appointed to the Order of Canada in 1967 and elevated to Companion in 1985.

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