Lise la Cour

From the late 1970s, she was principally a choreographer, creating ballets based on the fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen's, starting with Hyrdinden og skorstensfejeren (The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep) in 1988.

In 1961, she made her début as Anne Frank in Kenneth MacMillan's The Burrow, after which she performed a series of significant roles, including the young girl in Léonide Massine's Le beau Danube (1962), the pas de six in Napoli (1963) and Balanchine's The Four Temperaments (1963).

She played Elisa in Bournonville's Le Conservatoire (1965) and performed in Flemming Flindt's The Young Man Must Marry (1967).

Six years later, in collaboration with the composer Bent Fabricius-Bjerre and the artist and scenographer Bjørn Wiinblad she developed the choreography for various fairy tales by Hans Christian Andersen, starting with The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweeper (1888).

She also chaired Ballettens Private Pensionskasse, contributing to the funding of retirement pensions for elderly dancers.