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Margot Fonteyn attends the rehearsals of the Gala Matinee of Ballet at Drury Lane 1960
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Margot Fonteyn attends the rehearsals of the Gala Matinee of Ballet at Drury Lane 1960
Margot Fonteyn attends the rehearsals of the Gala Matinee of Ballet at Drury Lane 1960
Dame Margot Fonteyn (1919-91) British prima ballerina. Pres of the Royal Academy of Dancing (1954-91). DBE in 1956. First studied with George Concharu (1904-54) in Shanghai. Returned to England to study at Sadlers Wells Ballet school. Debut in 1934. Within five years had leading roles in Giselle, Swan Lake and the Sleeping Beauty. Married (1955) to Panamanian diplomat Roberto Arias. 1962- (age 43) partnership with Rudolf Nureyev in Giselle, Romeo and Juliet.1979- named Prima Ballerina Assoluta. Only three of them in history of the Imperial Russian Ballet and soviet successors. Retired to Panama to care for sick husband. (died 1989) lived in poverty until campaign in Britain on her behalf
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