Background
She was born as Margaret Elisabeth Bolam in Newcastle-upon-Tyne to John Howden Bolam and wife Gladys Margaret (Downs).
She was born as Margaret Elisabeth Bolam in Newcastle-upon-Tyne to John Howden Bolam and wife Gladys Margaret (Downs).
She attended Dame Allan"s School at Newcastle-on-Tyne and learned dancing from age 5.
Between the 1940s and 1950s, she showed a flair for comedy, and sparkling technique when the company toured Europe and North America after World World War II ended. She danced lead and soloist roles. Her black and white film documents the work"s first cast and the choreographic details that were changed in subsequent performances.
Dale"s original cast television productions include Ashton"s The Dream and Monotones ballets.
Dale also produced documentaries on Gene Kelly, Rudolf Nureyev, Ninette de Valois, and others She worked with up-and-comers such as John Cranko and Glen Tetley.
In 1976, after retiring from the British Broadcasting Corporation, Dale taught in Canada, chairing the department of dance at York University in Toronto.