Hanne Skram

Hanne Marie Skram (née Thorstensen, November 14, 1937 – January 11, 2017) was a Norwegian dancer.^[1][2][3]

Skram trained at Alfhild Grimsgaard's ballet school^[4][5] and in Paris, London, and New York.^[1] She became a dancer at the Norwegian National Opera and Ballet in 1959.^[4][5] She became the principal dancer in 1968 and had a number of solo roles.^[5] For 18 years she led the Hanne Skram Ballet School. She was married to Knut Skram,^[1][4] with whom she had two children: the lawyer Kristin Skram Brændvang and the composer Henrik Skram.^[6][7]