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Margaret Hookham's Birthday
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Margot Fonteyn's Lifespan
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Moved to China
Margot moved to China at the age of 8 until she was 14. -
Back to England and Auditioned for Vic-Wells School
She returned to England and auditioned for the Vic-Wells School. -
Vic-Wells Ballet Company
Margot Fontyen was accepted for the Vic-Wells Ballet Company. It's now called the Royal Ballet. -
Le Baiser de la Fee (The Fairy's Kiss)
Frederick Ashton's new ballet ' Le Baiser de la Fee'. Margot Fonteyn got the part as the bride. -
Giselle
Dances her first ever performance of 'Giselle'. -
Le Lac des Cygnes (Swan Lake)
Dances 'Odette' in her first full ballet performance of 'Swan Lake'. -
Sleeping Beauty
Dances for the Vic-Wells Ballet in the production of 'The Sleeping Beauty as she danced Aurora. -
Sylvia
Dances in Frederick Ashton's ballet 'Sylvia'. -
Made a Dame
Margot was made a dame (DBE) at the age of 37. -
The Firebirds
Dances in "The Firebirds". -
Wedding Day
Marries Roberto (Tito) de Arias -
25 years Anniversary Sadlers Wells Ballet
Margot Dances in the 'Birthday offering for the 25 years Anniversary Sadlers Wells Ballet. They rename the company the Royal Ballet. -
Russian Tour with the Royal Ballet
Dances with the Royal Ballet in Lenigrad (St Petersberg) and Moscow. -
Rudolf Nureyev
Dances with Rudolf Nureyev for the first time in Giselle. -
Husband is shot
Her husband, Roberto Arias was shot when having an argument with a friend and former panama politician which left him paralyzed. -
Romeo and Juilet
Nureyev & Fonteyn dance as Romeo & Juliet in Kenneth MacMillians "Romeo and Juliet'. -
Publishes her Autobiography
Margot wrote her own autobiography. She loved writing and wrote many books. -
60th Birthday Celebration
Margot Fonteyn danced a new ballet by Frederick Ashton called 'Salut d'amour' at Covent Gardens with the Royal Ballet. -
Last Performance
Dancers at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York and the Royal Opera House in Convent Gardens met up for the last time. She was 65 years old. -
Husband Dies
Roberto Arias dies in Panama. -
Margot Fonteyn Dies
Dame Margot Fonteyn Arias dies in a Panama City hospital of cancer. She was 71 years old.
