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Fonteyn, Dame Margot

orig. Margaret Hookham

(born May 18, 1919, Reigate, Surrey, Eng.—died Feb. 21, 1991, Panama City, Pan.) British ballerina. She debuted with the Vic-Wells Ballet (later Royal Ballet) in 1934 and soon became its leading dancer, creating many roles in works by Frederick Ashton, including , , and . In the 1960s she won worldwide acclaim for her appearances with Rudolf Nureyev in ballets such as , , and . She continued to dance as a guest artist into the mid 1970s.

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