Tuesday, May 8, 2012

May's Ballerina: Anna Pavlova

Fact #1- Anna Pavlova is best known for the creation of the role The Dying Swan
Fact #2- At the age of nine her mother took her to audition for the Imperial Ballet School.
Fact #3- She didn't get into the school until the next year


Prima ballerina Anna Pavlova. Early ballerina skirts were heavy, voluminous affairs that severely restricted the dancer's movements. Fortunately, by the early twentieth century, skirts were raised to the knees to showcase pointe work.

Here she is as Dragonfly
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Anna Pavlova as the princess Aspicia in The Pharaoh's Daughter








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