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Dame Margaret Evelyn de Arias DBE ( née Hookham; 18 May 1919 – 21 February 1991), known by the stage name Margot Fonteyn, was an English ballerina. She spent her entire career as a dancer with the Royal Ballet (formerly the Sadler's Wells Theatre Company), eventually being appointed prima ballerina assoluta of the company by Queen Elizabeth II.
May 14, 2024 · Dame Margot Fonteyn (born May 18, 1919, Reigate, Surrey, England—died February 21, 1991, Panama City, Panama) was an outstanding ballerina of the English stage whose musicality, technical perfection, and precisely conceived and executed characterizations made her an international star.
Feb 22, 1991 · Dame Margot Fonteyn, whose blend of refinement and passion redefined 20th-century ballet style and made her an international idol as the prima ballerina of the Royal Ballet in Britain, died...
Mar 16, 2019 · Margot Fonteyn is regarded as one of the greatest classical ballerinas of all time, known for her technique, sensitivity to music, grace, and passion.
Feb 22, 1991 · Dame Margot Fonteyn, the seemingly ageless prima ballerina assoluta, died Thursday in a Panama City hospital of the cancer she had struggled against for several years.
Margot Fonteyn de Arias, born Margaret Hookham on May 18, 1919, in Reigate, Surrey, England, was an extraordinary and beloved classical ballerina, whose career extended from 1934 to 1979. As a dancer for England’s Royal Ballet, she help put British ballet on the international map.
Nov 4, 2022 · Magnetic, passionate, fun and sparkling; Margot Fonteyn was, and remains, an icon and source of inspiration for every ballet dancer throughout the years. This is why for this year's World...
Sep 3, 2021 · On August 19’s Victoria and Albert Museum Zoom panel discussion of Margot Fonteyn with Monica Mason, Alfreda Thorogood, and Stephen Jefferies, I mentioned how friends and I waited at the stage door on May 23, 1979, the tribute to Fonteyn in celebration of her sixtieth birthday (which had occurred five days earlier).
Oct 4, 2019 · On what would have been her 100th birthday, we’ve been looking back at Dame Margot Fonteyn’s connection with the Royal Academy of Dance. Here you can see pictures from her life and career (above), read her acceptance speech upon becoming president of the RAD, and take part in a quiz to see how much you really know about her.
Feb 21, 1991 · Dame Margot Fonteyn de Arias DBE, née Margaret Evelyn Hookham (b. Reigate, 18 May 1919; d. Panama City, 21 February 1991) February often proved to be a significant month in the life of Fonteyn and the 21 st February 2016 is the twenty-fifth anniversary of her death.
