Dai Ailian.
Dai Ailian, founder of the prestigious Beijing Dance Academy Beijing Dance Academy (Simplified Chinese: 北京舞蹈学院; Traditional Chinese: 北京舞蹈學院 and
former director of the National Ballet of China The National Ballet of China (NBC), or the Central Ballet Troupe as known in China, headquartered in Beijing, was founded on December 31, 1959, and is the only national ballet troupe of the country. (among many other dance
companies in China), died in February February: see month. . She was 89. Born in Trinidad,
Ailian trained in ballet, modern, and Labanotation in London and later
went to China, where she was primary in establishing ballet.
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