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Also Known As Margaret van Praagh
Born September 1, 1910 • London • England
Died January 15, 1990 (aged 79) • Melbourne • Australia
Christopher Wheeldon
British-born dancer and choreographer
Darcey Bussell
British dancer
Dame Ninette de Valois
Irish-born British dancer
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
Constant Lambert
British composer
Monica Mason
Monica Mason
South African dancer
Sylvie Guillem
Sylvie Guillem
French dancer
Sir Robert Helpmann
Australian dancer
Michael Somes and George Balanchine
Michael Somes
British dancer
Thea Musgrave
Thea Musgrave
British composer
David Hockney
David Hockney
British artist
Matthew Bourne
British choreographer and dancer
Sir Richard Rodney Bennett
British composer
Dame Margot Fonteyn
British ballerina
Dame Marie Rambert
ballet producer, director, and teacher
Pillar of Fire
Antony Tudor
American dancer
Jooss in The Green Table, c. 1935
Kurt Jooss
German dancer and choreographer
Moira Shearer
Scottish ballerina and actress