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The last dancer of the Bodenwieser-era

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Eileen Kramer played a role for the production of 'The Wizard of Oz' at the Belvoir Theatre in Sydney. Credit: Photographer: Brett Boardman Pho

She was Australia's oldest dancer and choreographer: Eileen Kramer died peacefully just one week after her 110th birthday. My colleague Barbara Barkhausen has reported several times over the past ten years about Eileen, who was still on stage even after her hundredth birthday. An homage to an extraordinary woman.



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