Global InformationJelko Yuresha information
Jelko Yuresha | |
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| Born | Željko Jureša 9 May 1937 Zagreb, Croatia |
| Died | 8 July 2020[1] |
| Nationality | Croatian |
| Citizenship | British |
| Alma mater | Legat School of Ballet |
| Occupation(s) | Dancer Choreographer Costume Designer Painter |
| Years active | 1958–1987 |
| Partner | Belinda Wright (1961–2007) |
Jelko Yuresha (9 May 1937 – 8 July 2020) was a British ballet dancer and choreographer. He and his wife, ballerina Belinda Wright, toured internationally as “Ambassadors of Dance” for the United Kingdom from 1966 to 1977.[2]
In 1959 he partnered with Wright for the first time at a Royal Command Performance before Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother.
- ^ jutarnji.hr
- ^ Schopf, Davor (2011). Yuresha - Visions and Dreams. Zagreb: Hilarion. p. 8. ISBN 978-953-56634-0-9.