Barbieri, Margaret (1947–)
Barbieri, Margaret (1947–)
South African ballet dancer. Born Mar 2, 1947, in Durban, South Africa; great-great niece of Enrico Cecchetti.
Trained in South Africa before moving to London to study at school of Royal Ballet; joined Royal Ballet (1965) and appeared in such works as John Cranko's Pineapple Poll, Peter Wright's El Amor Brujo, and as "Swanilda" in Coppélia; created roles in numerous works, including Antony Tudor's Knight Errant (1968), Joe Layton's O.W. (1972), Ronald Hynd's Charlotte Brontë (1974) and David Drew's Sacred Circles (1974).
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