Internationally distinguished dancer Alicia Markova
(born in London as Lilian Alicia Marks) became prima ballerina of the Vic-Wells Ballet Company
in her home city.
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“Alicia Markova”. The Ballerina Gallery.
1934: Before she was sixteen Margot Fonteyn (later...
Building item
1934
Before she was sixteen Margot Fonteyn
(later Dame Margot) danced the leading part with the Vic-Wells Ballet Company (later the Royal Ballet
) in Frederick Ashton
's Rio Grande.
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