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Dame Alicia Markova

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Dame Alicia Markova , 1910–2004, English ballerina. Her original name was Lilian Alicia Marks. Markova joined Diaghilev 's Ballets Russes in 1924 and, in 1931, the Vic-Wells Ballet (now the Royal Ballet ), becoming its first prima ballerina in 1933. In 1935 she formed a company with Anton Dolin . After appearing (1938–41) with the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo she danced with Ballet Theatre (1941–44) and other American ballet companies. She worked again with Dolin from 1949 to 1952 in their Festival Ballet company. She was named Dame of the British Empire in 1963, the year she retired from dancing. Markova was noted for her purity of line, precise style, and ethereal grace. She excelled in all the classic roles, and her interpretations of Giselle (her signature role), Pas de Quatre,Petrouchka,Swan Lake, and Romeo and Juliet were exceptionally celebrated. She wrote Giselle and I (1960). After her retirement, she directed the Metropolitan Opera Ballet for six years, taught, and coached, particularly at the Royal Ballet.

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Markova, Dame Alicia (1910– ) English ballerina, b. Lilian Alicia Marks. She joined the Vic-Wells Ballet in 1931, and was its first prima ballerina. Classical ballets in which she excelled include Giselle, Les Sylphides, and Swan Lake. In 1963 she became a Dame of the British Empire.

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Free newspaper and magazine articles

	Dame Alicia Markova. (84-year-old Russian former ballet dancer)(Interview) Magazine article from: Dance Magazine; 9/1/1995
	Dame Alicia Markova (1910-2004).(Deaths)(Obituary) Magazine article from: Dance Magazine; 3/1/2005
	Ballet's Markova dies. Newspaper article from: Daily Mail (London); 12/3/2004