Sigurd Harald Lund (1823 – 1906), 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

Royal Swedish Ballet The Royal Swedish Ballet is one of the oldest ballet companies in Europe. Based in Stockholm, Sweden, Gustav III of Sweden, King Gustav III founded the ballet in 1773 as a part of his national cultural project in response to the French and Italian ...

in 1856-1862 and 1890-1894. Sigurd Harald Lund was the son of the Danish actor Kristian Lund and Katharine Kristine Heckel. He married first to Hansine Leonardine Hansen, and later to the ballerina Hilda Lund. He was a student of

August Bournonville August Bournonville (21 August 1805 – 30 November 1879) was a Danish ballet master and choreographer. He was the son of Antoine Bournonville, a dancer and choreographer trained under the French choreographer, Jean Georges Noverre, and the ne ...

. He became a student at the Royal Swedish Ballet in 1832, a second dancer in 1846, premier dancer in 1849, and First Premier Dancer in 1853. He also made choreographs for ballets.

References

* Klas Åke Heed: ''Ny svensk teaterhistoria. Teater före 1800'', Gidlunds förlag (2007) {{DEFAULTSORT:Lund, Sigurd Harald 1823 births 1906 deaths 19th-century Swedish ballet dancers Royal Swedish Ballet dancers Ballet masters