Katti Lanner was a Viennese ballet dancer, choreographer, and ballet mistress who found fame in Germany and England, where she staged many productions at the Empire Theatre in London.
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10 Facts About Katti Lanner
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Katti Lanner's father was director of dance music at the Viennese court and was celebrated as a composer and conductor, a great rival of the elder Johann Strauss, known as the Waltz King.
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Katti Lanner began her dance training at the age of 14 with Pietro Campilli and Andre Isidore Carey at the ballet school of the Wiener Hofoper.
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Katti Lanner organized a children's ballet troupe, took the Hamburger Ballett on tour to Berlin, and made guest appearances elsewhere.
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Katti Lanner settled in London in 1875 and the next year took on direction of the National Training School for Dancing.
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Katti Lanner was thus instrumental in establishing an institutional basis for English ballet.
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Katti Lanner worked closely with Adeline Genee, prima ballerina of the company, who appeared in notable productions of Les Papillons, High Jinks, Cinderella, and the British premiere of Coppelia.
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Katti Lanner is a notable figure in dance history as she was the first woman to make a career as a choreographer.
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Katti Lanner married ballet master and company director Johann-Baptist Alfred Karl Viktor Geraldini in 1868.
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