Deanne Bergsma

Deanne Bergsma
Born	1941 Pretoria, South Africa
Occupation	Ballet dancer

Deanne Bergsma (born 1941) is a retired South African ballerina. She was born in Pretoria and became a member of the Royal Ballet in 1958. She became a principal of the company in 1967. She created the role of Lady Mary Lygon in Ashton's Enigma Variations (1968) and a principal part in Tetley's Field Figures (1970). She retired from the company in 1974, although she returned to the Royal Ballet in 1988 to take the role of Berta in a revival of Ashton's Ondine. She is currently one of the governors of the Royal Opera House.^[1]

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^ "Governors". http://info.royaloperahouse.org/ballet/index.cfm?ccs=88. Retrieved 2008-06-29.

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Name	Bergsma, Deanne
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Date of birth	1941
Place of birth	Pretoria, South Africa
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