Biography

Anneli Alhanko was born on December 11, 1953 in Bogotá, Colombia. She is an actress, known for Last Dance (1993), Abbalett (1984) and Dansnöjen genom tiden (1998).

Anneli Alhanko is aunt to the actress and Miss Sweden 2006 titleholder Josephine Alhanko.

She is one of the very few ballerinas in the world with the title prima ballerina assoluta, the highest rank that ever existed in ballet.

She studied with the Swedish Opera Ballet School from 1963 to 1971, then joined the Royal Swedish Ballet in 1971. Her first big leading role was in Rudolf Nureyev's Nutcracker 1971. Appointed soloist in 1973 and principal dancer in 1976, (and in 1990 the first to be given the title Court Dancer by the Swedish king). She made guest appearances all over the world and was the only Swedish ballerina ever invited to dance at the Bolshoi Theatre. She was coached by Galina Ulanova in Giselle 1984.