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de Valois, Dame Ninetteorig. Edris Stannus(born June 6, 1898, Blessington, Co. Wicklow, Ire.—died March 8, 2001, London, Eng.) Irish-born British dancer, choreographer, and founder of the precursor to the Royal Ballet. She appeared in revues and pantomimes from 1914 before joining the Ballets Russes as a soloist in 1923. She founded the Academy of Choreographic Art in 1926 to teach movement to actors and cofounded the Camargo Society in 1930. In 1931 she founded and directed the Vic-Wells Ballet; this became the Sadler's Wells Ballet (1946–56) and later the Royal Ballet (1956), which she directed until 1963. She choreographed many ballets in the 1930s and '40s and remained active with the company until 1971. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | Among them were Diaghilev's favored choreographer, George Balanchine, and a 31-year-old Irish soloist and brilliant technician, Edris Stannus, whom Diaghilev had grandiloquently rechristened Ninette de Valois. Born Edris Stannus in County Wicklow, she worked with Diaghilev in the 1920s before founding the Sadlers Wells Ballet in 1931. One of Ashton's chief mentors, Dame Ninette de Valois, born Edris Stannus in Ireland in 1898, holds joint title with Rambert as the mother of British ballet. |
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