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- Birth nameStanley Waller
- Born in London's East end, Stanley Holden started dance lessons at the age of nine for a shilling a lesson; at sixteen he passed his Royal Academy of Dancing examinations and subsequently became a member of Sadler's Wells (later the Royal) Ballet. He became known as a renowned character dancer, one almost without peer, specializing in such roles as Coppelius in "Coppelia" and the Widow Simone in Frederick Ashton's "La Fille Mal Gardee". After retiring from the Royal Ballet in 1969, Holden moved to California where he soon opened a dance studio in West Los Angeles and settled in to a long and fruitful career as a teacher. He was survived by his second wife, three children from his first marriage, a stepdaughter, and eight grandchildren.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Anonymous
- SpouseJudy Holden(1970 - May 11, 2007) (his death)
- My mother pushed me into show biz, and it has been an incredible journey. The '94 Northridge quake caused $250,000 worth of damage to my house, and two weeks later I almost died from a heart inflammation. Still, the highs - performing and teaching - far outweighed the lows. America has been wonderful to me, and I tingle at the thought of what I've accomplished.
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