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    Ninette de ValoisIrish-born British dancer
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    Ninette de Valois was born as Edris Stannus on 6 June 1898 at Baltyboys House, an 18th-century manor house near the … See more

    Ninette de Valois - Wikipedia

    • Dame Ninette de Valois OM CH DBE (born Edris Stannus; 6 June 1898 – 8 March 2001) was an Irish-born British dancer, teacher, choreographer, and director of classical ballet. Most notably, she danced professionally with Serge Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, later establishing the Royal Ballet, one of the foremost ballet companies of the 20th century an… See more

    BornEdris Stannus · 6 June 1898 · Blessington, County Wicklow, Ireland
    Died8 March 2001 (aged 102) · Barnes, London, England
    CitizenshipBritish
    EducationLila Field Academy for Children · Edouard Espinosa · Enrico Cecchetti · Nicholas Legat
    Choreographic works

    Among her earliest choreography was a production of the Greek tragedy Oresteia, which opened Terence Gray's Cambridge Festival Theatre in November 1926. De Valois first established herself as a choreograp… See more

    Honours and awards

    Ninette de Valois was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) on 1 January 1947 and was promoted Dame Commander (DBE) on 1 January 1951. She became a Member of the Order of th… See more

     
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