Carolina Desideria Granberg also known as Carolina Friebel (Stockholm, 31 March 1818 - 2 October 1884), was a Swedish ballerina. She was considered as one of the leading members of the

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. She became a student of

Sophie Daguin Sophie Marguerite Daguin (26 March 1801 – 13 March 1881) was a French ballet dancer and choreographer. She spent her career in Sweden, where she became a star ballerina and ballet mistress of the Royal Swedish Ballet, and the principal of t ...

at the Royal Swedish Ballet in 1834, and was a premier dancer (ballerina) from 1838 to 1855 and at that point regarded as a leading member of the Swedish ballet. In the 1830s, she is referred to as one of the most notable female members of the Royal Swedish Ballet alongside

Adolfina Fägerstedt Adolfina Fägerstedt (31 August 1811-1902), was a Swedish ballerina. She was considered as one of the leading members of the Royal Swedish Ballet in the 1830s and 1840s. She became a student of the Royal Swedish Ballet in 1821, a figurante in ...

and Charlotta Alm.Nils Personne:
Svenska teatern : några anteckningar 7. Under Karl Johanstiden : 1835-1838
' She was known as Caroline Friebel after her marriage to Friedrich Moritz Friebel, a musician of the ''

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'', in 1840. During the guest performance of

Marie Taglioni Marie Taglioni, Comtesse de Voisins (23 April 1804 – 22 April 1884) was a Swedish-born ballet dancer of the Romantic ballet era partially of Italian descent, a central figure in the history of European dance. She spent most of her life in th ...

in Stockholm in 1841, she was reportedly given tuition by her. She retired in 1855 with a full royal pension, a privilege which was not a given thing at that time. Among her parts where one of the Three Graces with Adolfina Fägerstedt and Charlotta Ek in by

Anders Selinder Anders Selinder (4 November 1806, Stockholm – 6 November 1874, Stockholm), was a Swedish ballet dancer, choreographer and director. He was Ballet master of the Royal Swedish Ballet in 1833–1856. Life Anders Selinder was the son of the jewel ...

, in which Selinder played Apollo, Sophie Daguin Venus and Charlotta Norberg Love; a part in the ballet ''Robert'' opposite Daguin and

Christian Johansson Pehr Christian Johansson (1 June 1817 – 12 December 1903) was a teacher, choreographer and balletmaster for the Russian Imperial Ballet. He was engaged at the Royal Swedish Ballet in 1829-41, and at the Imperial Russian Ballet in 1841-66. ...

; a '' Pas de cinq'' with Sophie Daguin, Charlotte Norberg, Adolfina Fägerstedt and the French guest artist François Lefèbvre as well as a ''béarnaise'' toward Lefèbvre; and her performance of the so called »la Cachucha», which was her contribution in a medley performance at the opera. She is described as "the

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ic mrs Friebel" and referred to have been "one of our most excellent dancers and excelled in among other things a ''cachucha'' composed by

Fanny Elssler Fanny Elssler (born Franziska Elßler; 23 June 181027 November 1884) was an Austrian ballerina of the Romantic Period. Life and career She was born in Gumpendorf, a neighborhood of Vienna. Her father Johann Florian Elssler was a second ge ...

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* Fredrik August Dahlgren:
Förteckning öfver svenska skådespel uppförda på Stockholms theatrar 1737-1863 och Kongl. Theatrarnes personal 1773-1863. Med flera anteckningar.
' * Nils Personne:
Svenska teatern : några anteckningar 7. Under Karl Johanstiden : 1835-1838
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