Laura Connor
Laura Connor is a British former ballet dancer with The Royal Ballet.
Career
She was a principal dancer with The Royal Ballet.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2007/feb/16/guardianobituaries.obituaries1|title=Obituary: Nicholas Johnson|first=Mary|last=Clarke|date=16 February 2007|work=The Guardian|accessdate=18 April 2019}}
In 1974, Connor danced in the original cast of MacMillan's Manon in London and New York.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1974/05/08/archives/dance-the-royal-ballet-the-program.html|title=Dance The Royal Ballet|first=Clive|last=Barnes| newspaper=The New York Times |date=8 May 1974|publisher=|accessdate=19 April 2019}} In 1977, she danced Snowflake in The Nutcracker.{{Cite web | url=http://rohcollections.org.uk/performance.aspx?performance=27782 | title=Welcome to Royal Opera House Collections }} In 1978, she created the role of Mitzi Caspar in Mayerling.{{cite web|url=http://seenandheard-international.com/2018/10/sarah-lamb-is-a-revelation-in-the-40th-anniversary-revival-of-macmillans-mayerling/|title=Sarah Lamb is a Revelation in the 40th Anniversary Revival of MacMillan's Mayerling : Seen and Heard International|author=|date=|website=seenandheard-international.com|accessdate=19 April 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.kennethmacmillan.com/mayerling|title=Mayerling|author=|date=|website=Kenneth MacMillan|accessdate=19 April 2019}}
Connor went on to become a ballet teacher.{{cite web|url=https://www.ballet.org.uk/blog-detail/emerging-dancer-announcing-judges-repertoire/|title=Emerging Dancer: announcing the judges and repertoire|author=|date=4 May 2017|website=English National Ballet|accessdate=19 April 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.tes.com/news/my-best-teacherinterviewjayne-regan|title=My Best Teacher;Interview;Jayne Regan|author=|date=|website=Tes|accessdate=19 April 2019}}
In 2017, Connor was on the judging panel for English National Ballet's Emerging Dancer Award.
Personal life
She was married to fellow principal dancer Nicholas Johnson (1947-2007), and they had a son, Alexander.
References
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Category:20th-century British ballet dancers
Category:Principal dancers of The Royal Ballet
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
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