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Also Known As Dame Monica Mason
Born September 6, 1941 (age 83) • Johannesburg • South Africa

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Irish-born British dancer
Christopher Wheeldon
British-born dancer and choreographer
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British dancer
Benjamin Millepied
French dancer and choreographer
Sylvie Guillem
Sylvie Guillem
French dancer
William Schuman
American composer
Frederick Ashton (left) and Robert Helpmann rehearsing their roles as the Ugly Sisters in Cinderella, 1965.
Sir Frederick Ashton
British choreographer
Sir Kenneth MacMillan
British choreographer
John Field
British ballet dancer and director
Dame Peggy van Praagh
British dancer
Michael Somes and George Balanchine
Michael Somes
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Harald Lander
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Constant Lambert
British composer
Thea Musgrave
Thea Musgrave
British composer
Sir Richard Rodney Bennett
British composer
John Cranko
South African dancer, choreographer, and director
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South African dancer
Pina Bausch
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