Margot Fonteyn
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Dame Margaret Evelyn de Arias DBE, known by the stage name Margot Fonteyn, was an English ballerina. She spent her entire career as a dancer with the Sadler's Wells Ballet Company, now known as the Ro
Fonteyn in the 1960s
Robert Helpmann and Margot Fonteyn, Façade (1936)
Fonteyn and Helpmann, The Sleeping Beauty, Sadler's Wells 1950 U.S. tour
At a rehearsal for The Ed Sullivan Show in 1953 (at the time known as Toast of the Town)
Prima ballerina assoluta
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Prima ballerina assoluta is a title awarded to the most notable of female ballet dancers. To be recognised as a prima ballerina assoluta is a rare honour, traditionally reserved for the most exception
Margot Fonteyn
…ballerina. She spent her entire career as a dancer with the Sadler's Wells Ballet Company, now known as the Royal Ballet, eventually being appointed prima ballerina assoluta of the company by Queen Elizabeth II. Beginning ballet lessons at the age of four, she studied in England and China, where her father was transferred…
Pierina Legnani – the first ballerina ever to be titled prima ballerina assoluta – photographed during her tour of London, 1891. Written on the photo is Signorina Pierina Legnani, Première danseuse assoluta. 15-9-91 – London.
Pierina Legnani, in 1893.
Matylda Krzesińska, in 1909.
Attilia Radice, 1950s (photo with Guido Lauri).