Born: 1965
Nationality: Danish
Education: School of the Royal Danish Ballet
Career: Apprentice 1981 and 1983 the corp de ballet of the Royal Danish Ballet in. 1986-90 soloist with the Hamburg, 1990 Royal Danish Ballet. 2005 character dancer
Repetoire: The Royal Danish Ballet: The lead in Bolero (Maurice Béjart), the solo Witness (Alvin Ailey), Calypso in The Odyssée (John Neumeier), Ophelia in Amleth (John Neumeier), the title role in La Sylphide (August Bournonville), the title role in Mette (Palle Granhøj), Hannah Glawari in The Merry Widow (Ronald Hynd), Rosita in Far from Denmark (August Bournonville), Dark Angel in Serenade (George Balanchine) and The Death in Serait-ce-la Mort (Maurice Béjart). She has had major roles in Kindertotenlieder (Anna Lærkesen), 5. Mahler Symphony (John Neumeier), Des Knaben Wunderhorn (John Neumeier), The Triumph of Death (Flemming Flindt), In the glow of the night (Choo San Goh), Aureole (Paul Taylor), Lieder ohne worte (Hans van Manen).
The pianist in The Lesson (Flemming Flindt), Veronica in Napoli (August Bournonville), Madge in La Sylphide (August Bournonville), Nanina in Lady of the camelia (John Neumeier), Lilac fairy in Sleeping Beauty (Christopher Wheeldon), The nurse in Romeo and Juliet (John Neumeier), The Queen in Swan Lake (Silja Schandorff og Nikolaj Hübbe), Mrs. van Everdingen in The Kermesse in Brügge (August Bournonville), Muri in A Folketale (August Bournonville, Madame in Manon (Kenneth MacMillan) and Mrs. Stahlbaum in The Nutcracker (George Balanchine).
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Mette Bødtcher is a Knight of the Dannebrog