Karin Anny Hannelore Reinbold von Aroldingen (9 September 1941 – 5 January 2018) was a German ballet dancer.

Von Aroldingen retired from New York City Ballet in 1984, having reached the rank of principal dancer in 1972.

[1] Her family, part of the German nobility,[2][3][4] was originally from Berlin but evacuated during World War II.

She became interested in dancing when she was nine years old and auditioned for a private ballet school and was awarded an eight-year scholarship.

[6] She was the first female lead in Stravinsky Violin Concerto, dancing the pas de deux with Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux.

[5] As a principal dancer with New York City Ballet, she had eighteen roles created for her including in Who Cares?, Union Jack, Stravinsky Violin Concerto, Robert Schumann's Davidsbündlertänze, Vienna Waltzes, Kammermusik No.

[8] Throughout her career she had partnered with many notable male dancers including Peter Martins, Mel Tomlinson, Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux, Bart Cook, and Sean Lavery.

[13] She was left the rights to six of his ballets: Serenade, Stravinsky Violin Concerto, Liebeslieder Walzer, Une Porte et Un Soupir, Vienna Waltzes, and Kammermusik No.