Anneliese von Oettingen

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Anneliese von Oettingen
Born(1917-01-22)22 January 1917
Berlin, Germany
Died9 December 2002(2002-12-09) (aged 85)
Clearwater, Florida
, U.S.
Occupations
  • Ballet teacher
  • choreographer

Anneliese Helene Charlotte von Oettingen (22 January 1917 โ€“ 9 December 2002) was a

keys to the city
of Cincinnati.

Early life

Born in

Nadine Nicolaeva-Legat in London. She performed as a solo ballerina and choreographed for the Potsdam Opera.[2]

Von Oettingen was teaching ballet in Berlin during World War II. She described teaching during the bombing: "We had ballet dancing during the day. Air raids would sound and we would run to the basement. Once the all-clear sound came, we had to go back to the studio and pretend nothing had happened."[2] She left Berlin for the United States without her husband, Friedrich-Karl Sass, who was declared missing in action. Von Oettingen spent the rest of her life as a widow, never remarrying.[2]

In the United States

In 1947, she emigrated to

Cincinnati, Ohio with her two children Cornelia and Tyll, then aged four and six, where she became a well-known ballet teacher.[2][3] She opened her first ballet school in Cincinnati a year later in 1948. In addition to teaching at her own school, she also taught ballet and modern dance at Our Lady of Cincinnati College (later Edgecliff College
) for 14 years, and at Moss Lake Camp for girls for 23 years.

In 1962 von Oettingen was one of seven ballet teachers in the Cincinnati area who came together to form the Cincinnati Civic Ballet, now known today as the Cincinnati Ballet Company. She played a key role in recommending Oleg Sabline for new leadership at the College-Conservatory of Music.[2] In 1973, she opened her Adirondack ballet camp at Eagle Bay (Fourth Lake), New York. The camp operated until 2001, one year before her death in Clearwater, Florida in 2002 at the age of 85.[3]

Recognition

In 1977 von Oettingen was featured in Sports Illustrated for her work with professional football players. Football players Brad Cousino and Ken Avery attended the Anneliese von Oettingen School of Ballet in Cincinnati for rehabilitation after sustaining injuries. Cousino also trained at von Oettingen's ballet camp at Eagle Bay, New York.[4]

In 1989, von Oettingen received the

Ohio Governor Bob Taft honored her with the governor's award.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Anneliese von Oettingen". Who Are We?. Anneliese von Oettingen Ballet. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Carol Norris (8 March 1998). "A legacy in dance". Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
  3. ^ a b Carol Norris (December 11, 2002). "Obituary: Anneliese von Oettingen". Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  4. ^ Robert F. Jones (11 July 1977). "My Vacation Was Nifty". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
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