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Born in Oslo to Ella Florentz (1891-?), an opera singer, and Marx Gerharh (1871–1938), a journalist, Lander began studying at the Royal Danish Ballet School in 1917 and joined the Royal Danish Ballet in 1928. Two years later she married [[Harald Lander]] (1905–1971), a dancer and choreographer who became the ballet-master at the Royal Danish Ballet. They divorced in 1946.<ref name=":0" /> |
Born in Oslo to Ella Florentz (1891-?), an opera singer, and Marx Gerharh (1871–1938), a journalist, Lander began studying at the Royal Danish Ballet School in 1917 and joined the Royal Danish Ballet in 1928. Two years later she married [[Harald Lander]] (1905–1971), a dancer and choreographer who became the ballet-master at the Royal Danish Ballet. They divorced in 1946.<ref name=":0" /> |
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Margot Lander became principal dancer in 1933 and Denmark's first prima ballerina in 1942.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Udenrigsministeriet |first=Denmark |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uU-WLVQc1esC |title=Denmark: An Official Handbook |date=1964 |publisher=Krak |pages=781 |language=en}}</ref> She danced key roles in Harald Lander's ballets, in [[August Bournonville]]'s repertoire as well as in [[Coppélia]] and [[Swan Lake]] before retiring in 1950. She was also the ballet instructor of former queen of |
Margot Lander became principal dancer in 1933 and Denmark's first prima ballerina in 1942.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Udenrigsministeriet |first=Denmark |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uU-WLVQc1esC |title=Denmark: An Official Handbook |date=1964 |publisher=Krak |pages=781 |language=en}}</ref> She danced key roles in Harald Lander's ballets, in [[August Bournonville]]'s repertoire as well as in [[Coppélia]] and [[Swan Lake]] before retiring in 1950. She was also the ballet instructor of former queen of Denmark [[Anne Marie of Denmark|Anne Marie]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-26 |title=Dronningen og hendes søstre "holdt baller, så lysekronen gyngede" - TV 2 |url=https://underholdning.tv2.dk/2022-03-24-tv-show-rykker-helt-ind-i-kronprinsparrets-private-stue |access-date=2022-12-29 |website=underholdning.tv2.dk |language=da-DK}}</ref> |
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