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Margot Fonteyn
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In her autobiography, Dame Margot Fonteyn summed up her artistic
philosophy in a credo that helps to explain the greatness that made
her an international prima ballerina:
"My attitude has never changed. I cannot imagine feeling
lackadaisical about a performance. I treat each encounter as a
matter of life and death. The one important thing I have learned
over the years is the difference between taking one's work seriously
and taking one's self seriously. The first is imperative and the
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DAME MARGOT FONTEYN LEADING A SIMPLER LIFE ON PANAMA'S SOUTHERN COAST
The Boston Globe
; EL HIGO, Panama - In the spring of 1937, a young woman who was soon to become the most famous ballerina in the world met a serious young student from Panama at Cambridge University in England. They fell in love, parted, and, for reasons now obscure, didn't see each other again for 15 years. Dr. and
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The Ballerina Wore Silk Tights; My Backstage View: Margot Fonteyn Was a Gracious Star
The Washington Post
; DAME MARGOT Fonteyn, the world-famous ballerina who died 10 days ago - what was she like on the other side of the curtain? Dame Margot came to Washington to dance with The National Ballet of Washington for the first time in 1969. The company, which was under the artistic direction of Frederic
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Warrant issued for Dame Margot Fonteyn.(News)
Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales)
; Retro Report April, 1959 - A warrant for the arrest of British ballerina Dame Margot Fonteyn, right, was issued by the Panamanian authorities early today. A warrant has already been issued against her husband, Dr Roberto Arias, in connection with an alleged rebel movement. The charges against Dame
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Ballet legend Dame Margot Fonteyn dies of cancer at 71
Chicago Sun-Times
; Dame Margot Fonteyn, the seemingly ageless prima ballerina whose infectious smile and grace thrilled audiences for 45 years, died Thursday in a Panama City hospital of the cancer she had fought for years. She was 71. Dame Margot had lived on a beachfront ranch in western Panama since the 1950s. Her
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Fonteyn's fans in fight to keep collection in Britain Battle over ballerina's personal effects as auction date looms
Evening Standard - London
; FRIENDS and supporters of the ballerina Dame Margot Fonteyn are scrambling to raise funds to save a unique collection of her personal and professional effects from going under the hammer. Barely 10 years after her death the unique collection will be auctioned next week amid furious controversy over
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