Pavlova, Anna

Pavlova, Anna (about 1885-1931), Russian ballet dancer.

Anna Pavlova was the most famous ballerina of her time.

She was trained in the Imperial Ballet School in Moscow and first appeared outside Russia in 1909 with Sergei Diaghilev's company in Paris.

Afterwards she was a member of his Les Ballets Russes and then formed a company of her own, with headquarters in London. With this company, she toured the world.

Her most famous part was in a solo ballet called The Dying Swan which was specially written for her.

See Barbara Allman Dance of the Swan: The Story About Anna Pavlova