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Anders Selinder (4 November 1806, in Stockholm – 6 November 1874, in Stockholm), was a Swedish ballet dancer, choreographer and director. He was
ballet master A ballet master (also balletmaster, ballet mistress, ''premier maître de ballet'' or ''premier maître de ballet en chef'') is an employee of a ballet company who is responsible for the level of competence of the dancers in their company. In mo ...
of the
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in 1833–1856.


Life

Anders Selinder was the son of the jeweler A. Selinder in Stockholm. Selinder premier dancer at the Royal ballet in the
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in Stockholm in 1829-46. In 1833, he was appointed ballet master at the age of twenty seven. He succeeded Per Erik Wallqvist, and worked closely to Sophie Daguin, who had previously shared the position of ballet master with Wallqvist and was principal of the Opera's ballet school. Together, Selinder and Daguin are considered to have upheld a high standard of the ballet. Anders Selinder has been referred to as one of the most noted ballet masters of the royal ballet. During this time, there was a new interest for the old
Folk dance A folk dance is a dance that reflects the life of the people of a certain country or region. Not all ethnic dances are folk dances. For example, Ritual, ritual dances or dances of ritual origin are not considered to be folk dances. Ritual dances ...
, which were at that time disappearing. Selinder preserved the folk dance by making them into ballets. He wrote several ballet compositions, and made the choreography to the national opera ''Värmlänningarne'' in 1846. He composed about 40 ballets and 40 opera ballets. Many of his ballets were used by the Folk dance movement where they are still performed, such as '' Daldans'', '' Jössehäradspolska'' and '' Vingåkersdans''. In 1856, both Selinder and Sophie Daguin lost their positions at the royal ballet. This has been pointed out as the beginning of a certain decay which affected the Royal Swedish Ballet during the second half of the 19th-century, when ballets were given much less space and often only allowed to be a complement of the opera plays.Klas Ralf: Operan 200 år. Jubelboken (1973) After having lost his position as ballet master, Anders Selinder formed a ballet company and toured Sweden: this was the first travelling ballet company in Sweden. The company also performed folk dance and gave lessons in that art. Between 1858 and 1866, Selinder managed a children's theatre. In 1870–1871, he was joint director in the theatre ''
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''. Among his famous students were Anna de Wahl, Sophie Cysch, Mathilda Hodell, Hilma Bruno,
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, Zelma Eklund, Gardt and C. GL Callmén, Mina Pettersson,
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Gunhild Rosén Gunhild Rosén (7 December 1855 - 1928) was a Swedish ballerina, choreographer and a ballet master of the Royal Swedish Ballet in Stockholm. Gunhild Rosén was born in Norrköping, and was a student of Anders Selinder. She became a figurant dance ...
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and
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* Klas Ralf: Operan 200 år. Jubelboken (1973) {{DEFAULTSORT:Selinder, Anders Ballet choreographers 1806 births 1874 deaths 19th-century Swedish ballet dancers Swedish male ballet dancers Ballet masters Entertainers from Stockholm