Marie Christine Björn (March 18, 1763 – 15 April 1837) was a Danish ballerina and actor. She was regarded one of the greatest stars within Danish ballet.Dansk Kvindebiografisk Leksikon
/ref> Marie Christine Björn was the wife of secretary Christian Björn. She became a student in the ballet of Vincenzo Galeotti at the

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in 1778 and debuted as a solo dancer in 1781. She became popular and replaced

Anine Frølich Anine Marie Magdalene Frølich, (13 March 1762 – 6 November 1784) was a Danish ballerina, one of the first professional native ballet dancers in Denmark and the first native star within the Royal Danish Ballet. Anine Frølich was perhaps the prin ...

as the female star of the Danish ballet. She was admired for her mimique and her combination of dignity and softness. She also acted in dramatic plays and made a success in the part of a page boy in 1786. She was considered a worthy dance partner by

Antoine Bournonville Antoine Bournonville (19 May 1760 – 11 January 1843) was a French ballet dancer a choreographer, active in the Royal Swedish Ballet and the Royal Danish Ballet and eventually ballet master in the latter. He is considered to have played a gre ...

, who performed with her the first time in 1792. She was made premier dancer in 1802 and retired in 1804.

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1763 births 1837 deaths Danish ballerinas Royal Danish Ballet dancers 18th-century Danish ballet dancers {{dance-bio-stub