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Margot Fonteyn
Royal Ballet Prima Ballerina Assoluta Margot Fonteyn (1919–91) was an iconic figure in British ballet. With Ninette de Valois and Frederick Ashton she was instrumental in shaping the Company, and was particularly renowned for her performances in the classics and as a muse for Frederick Ashton. Her dance partnership with Rudolf Nureyev towards the end of her career won them both worldwide fame.
Fonteyn was born Margaret Hookham in Reigate. She started ballet lessons aged four in Ealing. In 1928 her family moved to China, where she studied in Shanghai under George Goncharov. She returned to England in 1933 to study under Serfina Astafieva and in 1934 joined Sadler’s Wells School. While a student she made her debut with Vic-Wells Ballet and made her solo debut that year as Young Tregennis (De Valois’ The Haunted Ballroom). When Alicia Markova left the Company in 1935 Fonteyn took over many of her roles and went on to develop a great partnership with Robert Helpmann in the classical ballets. She was reaching the end of her career when she first performed with Nurey
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Margot Fonteyn
English ballerina (1919–1991)
"Dame Margot" redirects here. For the medieval trouvère, see Dame Margot (trouvère).
Dame Margot Fonteyn DBE | |
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Fonteyn in the 1960s | |
| Born | Margaret Evelyn Hookham (1919-05-18)18 May 1919 Reigate, Surrey, England |
| Died | 21 February 1991(1991-02-21) (aged 71) Panama City, Panama |
| Resting place | Cremated remains rest along with her husband's at El Santuario Nacional del Corazón de Maria church, in the banking area of Panama City. |
| Occupation | Ballerina |
| Employer | Royal Ballet |
| Known for | Ballet |
| Title | Prima ballerina assoluta |
| Spouse | Roberto Arias (m. ; d. ) |
Dame Margaret Evelyn de AriasDBE (néeHookham; 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.
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Dame Margot Fonteyn de Arias, DBE, (May 18, 1919 – February 21, 1991), the English assoluta (prima ballerina), was considered the greatest ballerina of her time. Her career spanned over 40 years, highly unusual for a professional ballerina. More significantly, the beauty of Fonteyn's dancing had the power to bring tears to the eyes of her audience. At a moment when most ballerina's would be facing retirement, Fonteyn met and began dancing with Rudolph Nureyev. Their onstage partnership spanned nearly 20 years.
Fonteyn was knighted (made a dame) in 1954 at the age of 35. Through her dancing, Dame Fonteyn brought beauty into this world and raised the art of ballet to a new level. Her name is synonymous with perfection in the art of ballet.
Early life
Fonteyn was born Margaret ("Peggy") Hookham in Reigate, England. She was born to an English father and an Irish mother who was the illegitimate daughter of Brazilian businessman Antonio Fontes. Her Brazilian ancestry explains her exotic appearance and supplied a motivation for her eventual Latin American marri
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