Margot Fonteyn
Also known as Dame Margot Fonteyn de Arias, Dame Margot Fonteyn, Margot Fonteyn de Arias, Peggi Hookham, Margot, Dame Fonteyn de Arias, Margaret Evelyn Hookham, Margot Arias, Peggy Hookham
British ballerina
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Margot Fonteyn was a renowned British ballerina who became one of the most celebrated dancers of the 20th century. She matters because she elevated ballet to new artistic heights through her technical skill and artistry, and helped establish Britain as a major force in international dance.
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- Margot Fonteyn
- Coppélia (1CD audio) (French Edition)
- A Dancer's World by Margot Fonteyn (1979-05-12)
- Coppelia
- Coppelia, As Told by Margot Fonteyn
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Film & TV
Acting · Reigate, Surrey, England, UK
Known for
- Darcey Bussell: Looking for Margot2016
- Tchaikovsky:Ballet Masterpieces2011
- Margot — Self (archive footage)2005
- Rudolf Nureyev — Herself1991
- The Margot Fonteyn Story — Self - Narrator1989
- The Magic of Dance — Self1979
- Der Tänzer Heinz Bosl1976
- I Am a Dancer — Marguerite (segment "Marguerite & Armand")1972
- V.I.P. Schaukel — Self1971
- Omnibus — Self
Article
Dame Margaret Evelyn de Arias DBE (née Hookham; 18 May 1919 – 21 February 1991), known by the stage name Margot Fonteyn (/fɒnˈteɪn/), was an English ballerina. She spent her entire career as a dancer with the Sadler's Wells Ballet Company, now known as the Royal Ballet, eventually being appointed prima ballerina assoluta of the company by Queen Elizabeth II.
Beginning ballet lessons at the age of four, she studied in England and China, where her father was transferred for his work. Her training in Shanghai was with Russian expatriate dancer Georgy Goncharov, contributing to her continuing interest in Russian ballet. Returning to London at the age of 14, she was invited to join the Vic-Wells Ballet School by Ninette de Valois. She succeeded Alicia Markova as prima ballerina of the company in 1935. The Vic-Wells choreographer, Sir Frederick Ashton, wrote numerous parts for Fonteyn and her partner, Robert Helpmann, with whom she danced from the 1930s to the 1940s.
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1919 births1991 deaths20th-century British ballet dancers20th-century English dancers20th-century English people20th-century English womenArias familyBritish prima ballerinasChancellors of Durham UniversityConverts to Roman CatholicismDames Commander of the Order of the British EmpireDeaths from cancer in Panama