ith ▁von ▁B ons dor ff ▁was ▁born ▁Ed ith ▁Anderson ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁April ▁ 1 8 9 0 ▁in ▁Ring sted , ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Den mark . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 9 ▁she ▁married ▁Per ▁Adolf ▁von ▁B ons dor ff , ▁a ▁professor ▁of ▁dent istry ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Hels ink i ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Swedish ▁and ▁Finn ish ▁nob ility . ▁ ▁She ▁made ▁her ▁debut ▁as ▁a ▁dan cer ▁in ▁Finland ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁with ▁Swedish ▁dan cer ▁and ▁ch ore ograph er ▁Jean ▁B ör lin . ▁She ▁performed ▁in ▁the at res ▁in ▁Hels ink i ▁and ▁went ▁on ▁a ▁performance ▁tour ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁with ▁K aar lo ▁E ros . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁she ▁dan ced ▁with ▁the ▁Bal lets ▁Russ es . ▁While ▁in ▁Paris , ▁she ▁dan ced ▁in ▁Francis ▁Pic ab ia ' s ▁libre tto - based ▁av ante ▁gar de ▁bal let ▁Rel â che . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁she ▁was ▁a ▁guest ▁artist ▁with ▁the ▁Finn ish ▁National ▁Bal let . ▁She ▁ch ore ograph ed ▁for ▁the ▁Sal ome ▁Bal let ▁and ▁the ▁National ▁Bal let ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁she ▁appeared ▁in ▁Y r jö ▁Ny berg ' s ▁film ▁Say ▁it ▁in ▁Finn ish . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 1