hollywood: Margot Fonteyn

Saturday, 30 June 2012

Margot Fonteyn

Peggy Hookham was always destined to be a dancer. Her Brazilian/Irish mother groomed her for stardom from almost as soon as she could walk. When she was aged 8 her father's work took the family to Shanghai. Peggy and her Mother returned to the UK when she was 14. Her father stayed in Shanghai and was interned by the Japanese for the duration of the war.Dame Margot Fonteyn de Arias, DBE (18 May 1919 – 21 February 1991), was anEnglish ballerina of the 20th century.^[1] She is widely regarded as one of the greatestclassical ballet dancers of all time. She spent her entire career as a dancer with the Royal Ballet, eventually being appointed Prima Ballerina Assoluta of the company by HM Queen Elizabeth II.