Kristin Danielsen (born 1972) is a Norwegian dancer, choreographer and cultural administrator. She was born in Arendal. She was trained as dancer at Den norske balletthøgskole in

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and the Broadway Dance Centre in

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, and graduated as Master of Arts Management from the

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. After a career as dancer and choreographer, she assumed various administrative positions. From 1999 to 2001 she was manager of the in Oslo, and she was producer at the ''Danse- og teatersentrum'' from 2001 to 2002. She further held administrative positions at ''Ny Musikk'' (2006–2010),

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(2010–2011), ''MIC Norsk musikkinformasjon'' (2011–2013), and

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(2014–2016). She was appointed Director of the

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in 2016.

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1972 births Living people People from Arendal Norwegian female dancers Norwegian women choreographers Norwegian choreographers Norwegian ballerinas Ballet choreographers Norwegian expatriates in England Norwegian expatriates in the United States Directors of government agencies of Norway Sportspeople from Agder {{Norway-gov-bio-stub