Elena Carter Richardson
American ballet dancer
Died when: 57 years 40 days (685 months)Star Sign: Capricorn
Elena Carter Richardson (26 December 1948 – 4 February 2006) was an American ballerina and dance instructor.Born and raised in Mexico City, Mexico, she trained at the , going on to be a principal dancer at Compania Nacional de Danza, and with .
Richardson later joined Dance Theatre of Harlem and toured the world as a principal before taking time off to have children in 1982.
She moved to Portland, Oregon and became a principal in and Oregon Ballet Theatre as well as a faculty member in the Performing Arts Program at Jefferson High School and at Da Vinci Arts Middle School.
Richardson was diagnosed with cancer in 2000 and succumbed to the disease in 2006.
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