Anna Pavlova

Born

February 12, 1881

Died

January 23, 1931 (aged 49)

Known as

ballet dancer, choreographer, editor, silent film actor, dancer

Anna Pavlovna Pavlova was a Russian prima ballerina. She was a principal artist of the Imperial Russian Ballet and the Ballets Russes of Sergei Diaghilev, but is most recognized for creating the role of The Dying Swan and, with her own company, being the first ballerina to tour the world, including South America, India, Mexico and Australia.

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