Gene Nettles; Dancer, Choreographer Made Career in Scandinavia

Gene Nettles, 65, an American dancer and choreographer who became prominent in Scandinavia. Nettles, a native of Jackson, Miss., started dancing at the age of 7. He studied ballet at Katherine Dunham’s Ballet School in New York. After dancing in Broadway productions, including “My Fair Lady,” he moved to Norway in 1958. Four years later, Nettles settled in Copenhagen, where he choreographed the first Broadway musicals staged in Denmark. He was best known for his choreography of “Cabaret,” “Fiddler on the Roof” and “Guys and Dolls.” Nettles directed dancers and produced television shows. He also worked on stages in other Scandinavian countries and Germany. In Copenhagen on April 15 of cancer.