14 Facts About Adeline Genée

Adeline Genee's debut was with her uncle's touring company at the age of ten in Oslo .

Adeline Genee's was so admired for her classical style in that ballet, that she was offered the position of prima ballerina at the Empire, and stayed there for ten years.

Empire's ballets were mostly choreographed by Katti Lanner, but Adeline Genee supplied much of her own choreography, in conjunction with her uncle Alexandre.

Adeline Genee did much to raise the status of ballet by reviving earlier productions and creating an audience for more elaborate works.

Adeline Genee's was versatile enough to dance light musical hall roles and in more severe classical roles.

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From April 1905, Adeline Genee danced in 400 performances of the musical play The Little Michus at Daly's Theatre.

In November 1907, Adeline Genee sailed to the USA to perform in The Soul Kiss at the New York Theatre.

Several years, Genee alternated between a season in London and one in America, although after her marriage to Frank S N Isitt in 1910 she gradually reduced the frequency of her appearances.

In 1923, Adeline Genee was awarded the Ingenio et Arti medal by the King of Denmark.

Adeline Genee became a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1950.

Adeline Genee's gave her name to the Adeline Genee Theatre in East Grinstead and the Genee studio in the Royal Academy of Dance, Battersea, London.

In 1920, Adeline Genee collaborated with Philip Richardson of the Dancing Time magazine, with the aim of improving the standard of dance and the teaching of dance in the United Kingdom.

In 1953, Adeline Genee instituted the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Award.

Adeline Genee's was President of the Academy until her retirement in 1954, when she was succeeded by Dame Margot Fonteyn.