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Dame Peggy van Praagh: Quick Facts

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Facts

Also Known As Margaret van Praagh
Born September 1, 1910 • London • England
Died January 15, 1990 (aged 79) • Melbourne • Australia
Monica Mason
Monica Mason
South African dancer
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Christopher Wheeldon
British-born dancer and choreographer
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Darcey Bussell
British dancer
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Dame Ninette de Valois
Irish-born British dancer
Frederick Ashton (left) and Robert Helpmann rehearsing their roles as the Ugly Sisters in Cinderella, 1965.
Sir Frederick Ashton
British choreographer
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Sir Kenneth MacMillan
British choreographer
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John Field
British ballet dancer and director
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Constant Lambert
British composer
Swan Lake
Sylvie Guillem
French dancer
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Sir Robert Helpmann
Australian dancer
Michael Somes and George Balanchine
Michael Somes
British dancer
David Hockney
David Hockney
British artist
Thea Musgrave
Thea Musgrave
British composer
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Matthew Bourne
British choreographer and dancer
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Sir Richard Rodney Bennett
British composer
Margot Fonteyn poses en pointe in a classical tutu and floral headpiece as Princess Aurora in the ballet
Dame Margot Fonteyn
British ballerina
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Dame Marie Rambert
ballet producer, director, and teacher
Antony Tudor
Antony Tudor
American dancer
Jooss in The Green Table, c. 1935
Kurt Jooss
German dancer and choreographer
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Moira Shearer
Scottish ballerina and actress