Valborg Borchsenius

After her ballet début in 1888 as the eskimo girl in Bournonville's Far from Denmark, in 1891 she danced the title role in his La Sylphide, marking her development as a soloist.

She played Astrid in Valdemar, Hilda in Et Folkesagn, Sigyn in Thrymskviden, Ragnhild and Kirsti in Brudefærden i Hardanger, Svava in Valkyrien and Celeste in Toreadoren.

[2] In June 1918, she retired as a dancer, performing two of her most successful roles: Swinilda in Coppélia and Teresina in Napoli.

She continued as a teacher at the theatre's ballet school, ensuring that the children were brought up in the true Bournonville style in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s.

One of her lasting achievements was that she described in writing the choreographic details of Bournonville's ballets, ensuring that later generations would be able to draw on an authentic record.