The German Society for Humane Dying in Berlin said the twins had chosen assisted suicide The sisters were trained in ballet and began their careers before age 20 at the Lido variety theatre in Paris. The twins were born in 1936 in Nerchau and performed as children with the Leipzig Opera ballet.After leaving East Germany in 1952, they toured Europe and the U.S., working with entertainers like Frank Sinatra and Fred Astaire. Their famous “Da-da-un-pa” dance routine, directed by Antonello Falqui, made them widely loved and gave them the nickname “the nation’s legs”.Their work covered ballet, cabaret, and variety shows, making them well-known across Europe According to Bild, the twins’ will asked that their ashes be placed in one urn together with their mother Elsa and their dog Yello.
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Published at: 2025-11-17 23:09:43
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