the company teacher for the Opéra National de Lyon. She guest taught at Rosella Hightower's Centre de Danse in Cannes and several courses for the Federation Française de Danse Classique et Contemporaine. Allard returned to Sweden in 1974, where she continued her teaching career in Stockholm. Allard taught professional dancers and children at the Balett Akademien, Ivo Cramer's Ballet, the Cullberg Ballet, Norrköping Ballet, Kulturama, and other schools. Allard taught dancers at all levels at the Royal Opera School for eight years, and taught at the University College of Dance for sixteen years. From 1984 to 1985 Allard was at the La Scala Theatre Ballet in Milan as teacher and assistant under the direction of Rosella Hightower. After that she served as guest teacher for the Ballet d'Avignon at the Opera d'Avignon, at the Teatro Massimo in Palermo, Italy, and all levels at the Royal Ballet School in London. Allard retired from teaching at the University College of Dance in 1992, and afterwards became an instructor for exercise groups for heart and lung patients, as well as teaching the Chinese exercise program of Qigong. Allard married Ingemar Larsson in 1974, who died in May 2009. Allard remained in Stockholm, Sweden, until her death on September 26, 2012, at the age of 85. References External links Edith Allard Papers at Newberry Library. American ballerinas 1927 births 2012 deaths People from Chicago Deaths in Sweden People from Vermilion County, Illinois 21st-century American women 20th-century American ballet dancers