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Margot Fonteyn repairing her ballet shoesMargot Fonteyn (1919-1991), British ballet dancer, pictured at her Kensington home repairing her ballet shoes around the time she danced the role of Aurora in Sleeping Beauty at a Royal Command Gala
Four ballerinas on a music sheetFour ballerinas depicted on a music sheet, performing The Celebrated Pas de Quatre, composed by Jules Perrot, as danced at Her Majestys Theatre, London, on 12 July 1845
Ballerinas in their dressing roomBallet dancers prepare for a performance in their dressing room. One dancer is seen applying make up, while the feet of another await her silk ballet slippers. c.1947
Music cover, The Cachucha, by A Fleche, danced by ballerinas Paulina Duvernay and Fanny Ellsler, with Une Valse Sentimentale Date: circa 1835
Ulla Poulson Skou, Danish ballerinaUlla Poulson Skou (1905-2001) the Danish ballerina and actress. Date: circa 1939
Anna Pavlova, Russian prima ballerinaPortrait of Anna Pavlova (1881-1931), prima ballerina assoluta of the St Petersburg Royal Opera House. She was a principal artist with the Imperial Russian Ballet and the Ballets Russes
Ballerinas Proche, Duvernay and Ancilin as dollsBallet dancers Mlle. Proche Giubelei in La Sommambula, Mlle. Pauline Duvernay in Sleeping Beauty and Mlle. Euphrosine Ancilin as dolls dressed by young Princess Victoria
Swan Lake at the London Hippodrome, 1910Dancers of the Imperial Opera House of St. Petersburg and Moscow, appearing at the London Hippodrome in May 1910 where they performed Le Lac des Cygnes or Swan Lake for the first time in the UK
Fortune Teller and two Ballet Dancers. circa 1900
The Ballet Dancer. People You See, from Teddy Bear magazine, 1969. Date: 1969
Colonel de Basil & dancers arrives in England on NormandieColonel (Wassily) de Basil, Russian ballet impresario, pictured on board the ocean liner, Normandie, with dancers in his company including, from left, David Lichine, Irina Baronova, Colonel de Basil
Anna Pavlova, Russian ballerina. circa 1920s
Lydia Sokolova, ballet dancer (1896-1974) who, despite her exotic, Russian-sounding name was born Hilda Tansley Munnings in Wanstead, East London
Taking the Curtain by H. ForsterA ballerina pauses backstage before she slips through the curtain and back in front of the audience to take a bow. Date: 1925
Anna Pavlova at homeAnna Pavlova, Russian ballerina, at home. circa 1920s
Pavlova Anna (1881-1931)Promotional postcard for Anna Pavlova 1881-1931. The famous Russian ballet dancer settled in London in 1912. For her promotional tour to the Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield, 15th January 1912. Date: 1912
The Little Match Girl by Captain JanssenPromotional postcard for The Little Match Girl musical by Captain Janssen from Hans Andersens fairy tale. First produced Winter Gardens, Bournemouth, 26th December 1917
Yes, Uncle by Austen Hurgon and George ArthursPromotional postcard for Yes, Uncle by Austen Hurgon and George Atthurs; music Nat D. Ayer. First produced Prince of Wales Theatre, 26th December 1917. Touring to Dalston Theatre, 27th January 1919
Madame Karina and Dancing School Pupils - Karina was a Russian Ballet dancer at the Royal Opera House, and founder of the school of dance at 123 ladbroke Grove under the patronage of Queen Alexandra
Adeline Genee dancing in costumeDanish dancer, Adeline Genee, pictured in colour in a butterfly costume at the time she was appearing in London Coliseum in March 1914. Date: 1914
A Swinburne ballet in aid of Concerts at the Front Fund, WW1Sketches by Helen McKie, specially made at a dress rehearsal, of the Swinburne ballet to be produced at the Lyric Theatre in aid of the Concerts at the Front fund
Thamar KarsavinaTAMARA KARSAVINA Russian ballet dancer in 1914. Date: 1914
Seraphine Astafieva (1876-1934) Russian ballet dancer and teacher who performed with Diaghilevs Ballet Russes between 1909 and 1911
Tatler Christmas front cover, 1918Front cover of The Tatler magazines Christmas number, 1918, featuring two graceful ballerina dancers flanking a sentry on guard (who looks quite surprised to see them there). Date: 1918
Ballerina by H. L. OakleySilhouette of a young ballet dancer in profile. The silhouette can be seen on display in Oakley Llandudno studio in 1929 in image number 10645767. Date: c.1929
Two ballerinas, blond woman in front with brunette woman behind. Date c1890
Ballerinas in silhouetteA study in the art of silhouette, showing a group of dancing ballerinas. Date: 1899
Esmeralda Quadrilles, music coverScene from a ballet on a music cover for the Esmeralda Quadrilles by Charles W Glover. A male ballet dancer takes centre stage, with several ballerinas grouped round him
The Dancing Lesson by W. E. WebsterA scene in an elegant ballet studio with dancers tying their shoes and musicians warming up ready to play in the background
Gas-mask pas de troisA war ballet photograph with ballerinas Alexandra Danilova, Irina Baronova and Paul Petroff
Serge Lifar performing in the ballet IcareSerge Lifar performing in the one-act ballet Icare, in which he played the mythological character of Icarus, who fell to earth when his wings failed him