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Gailene Stock
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| Born | Gailene Patricia Stock ()28 January Ballarat, Victoria, Australia |
| Died | 29 April () (aged&#;68) London, England, UK |
| Alma&#;mater | Australian Ballet |
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| Spouse | Gary Norman |
| Children | 1 |
Gailene StockCBEAM (28 January &#;&#; 29 April ) [1] was an Australian-born ballerina, teacher and Director of the Royal Ballet School in Covent Garden.
Early years
Gailene Patricia Stock was born in Ballarat, Victoria. She was the second of three daughters to Roy and Sylvia. She began dancing from the age of three.
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However, she contracted polio at the age of 8, which left her hospital in an iron frame for 18 months. Remarkably, she was back dancing again by the time she was 12, attending the school of Paul Hammond, formerly a leading soloist with the Borovansky Ballet.
Two years later, however, she had another setback when she suffered serious injury - a fractured skull and