S9E9. Holly Dorger

From The Royal Danish Theatre, Dallas-born, Detroit-raised, and Copenhagen-based American-Danish ballet dancer HOLLY DORGER recalls arriving in Denmark 18 years ago at age 18 to join The Royal Danish Ballet, where she subsequently was promoted from corps de ballet to soloist and principal dancer. Holly explains her at times bumpy and lonely road as an American creative in Denmark, her connection to her audiences via social media, and being knighted at age 26 by HM Queen Margrethe. ----------For today's episode, Holly Dorger chose Carl Rasmussen's Midnatsstemning ved den grønlandske kyst, or A Stretch of Coast in Greenland. Midnight, from 1872 from the collection of the National Gallery of Denmark.https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/KMS993----------Photographer: Samantha Zauscher----------This conversation with Gregers Heering occurred on October 20, 2025.----------We invite you to subscribe to Danish Originals for weekly episodes. You can also find us at:website: https://danishoriginals.com/                         email: [email protected]