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Dame Ninette, founding mother of the Royal Ballet, dies, aged 102
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DAME NINETTE de Valois, legendary ballerina and founding mother of
the Royal Ballet, has died at the age of 102.
Born Edris Stannus in County Wicklow, Ireland, on 6 June 1898,
Dame Ninette graduated from the Irish jig to the ballet, worked with
W B Yeats at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin and returned to London to
establish ballet in Britain.
The dancing diva was first inspired at the age of 11 when she
watched Anna Pavlova dancing The Dying Swan.
Her fledgling career as a ...
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Dame Ninette de Valois Dies at 102; Dancer, Choreographer Became Founder of Royal Ballet
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; Dame Ninette de Valois, 102, a pioneer of British dance and founder of the Royal Ballet, died March 8 at her home in London. The cause of death was not reported. "With the death of Dame Ninette de Valois, we acknowledge the passing of one of the 20th century's greatest and most influential figures
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Flowers for Dame Ninette, 101
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; FLOWERS swamped Dame Ninette de Valois's flat in Barnes yesterday as the mother of British ballet celebrated her 101st birthday. "She had a quiet but a very happy day," said her secretary Helen Quinnell. "The flat looks like a florist's shop." Many friends called to wish her well, especially from
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The Royal Ballet first Barbican Season
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; After a five-month absence from the London scene the Royal Ballet gave its first ever Season at the Barbican Theatre, pre sending a Triple Bill, the first performance of which on 15 June was a Gala celebrating the 100th Birthday of Dame Ninette de Valois. The evening opened with a dramatic
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Dancing through adversity to put Britain top Dame Ninette dancing in the Twenties
Evening Standard - London
; DAME Ninette de Valois is regarded as the architect of British ballet and a woman of genius. It was her drive and vision that established British ballet and steered it to global acclaim in a short time. Her willingness to work for the future of ballet claimed a sacrifice - she forfeited her own
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Dancing through adversity to put Britain top Dame Ninette dancing in the Twenties.
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; Byline: ANNE SACKS DAME Ninette de Valois is regarded as the architect of British ballet and a woman of genius. It was her drive and vision that established British ballet and steered it to global acclaim in a short time. Her willingness to work for the future of ballet claimed a sacrifice - she
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