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Also Known As Edris Stannus
Born June 6, 1898 • Ireland
Died March 8, 2001 (aged 102) • London • England
Founder Royal Ballet

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Statue of Dame Ninette de Valois in front of the Royal Opera House, London, 2007.
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Frederick Ashton (left) and Robert Helpmann rehearsing their roles as the Ugly Sisters in Cinderella, 1965.
Sir Frederick Ashton
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Christopher Wheeldon
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Matthew Bourne
British choreographer and dancer
Pillar of Fire
Antony Tudor
American dancer
Sir Kenneth MacMillan
British choreographer
John Field
British ballet dancer and director
Ross, Herbert
Herbert Ross
American dancer and film director
George Balanchine.
George Balanchine
Russian-American choreographer
Glen Tetley
American dancer
Rudolf Nureyev performing in Flower Festival at Genzano.
Rudolf Nureyev
Soviet-born dancer
Sylvie Guillem
Sylvie Guillem
French dancer
Mikhail Baryshnikov performing with the Bolshoi Ballet
Mikhail Baryshnikov
Russian-American dancer
Sir Robert Helpmann
Australian dancer
Bournonville, oil on canvas by Louis Aumont, 1828; in the Theatre Museum, Copenhagen
August Bournonville
Danish dancer
Dolin in Bluebeard, 1942
Sir Anton Dolin
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Eliot Feld
American dancer
Maurice Béjart.
Maurice Béjart
French dancer
Joffrey, Robert; Arpino, Gerald
Robert Joffrey
American choreographer and director
Martins, Peter
Peter Martins
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Yuri Grigorovich
Yuri Grigorovich
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