Ninette de Valois

Dame Ninette de Valois 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 and one of the leading ballet companies in the world. She also established the Royal Ballet School and the touring company which became the Birmingham Royal Ballet. She is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the history of ballet and as the "godmother" of English and Irish ballet.

6 June 1898

Born on the same birth date (6 June 1898): Jim Fouché

Born on the same birth day (6 June): Ada Kok • Anthony Pilkington • Björn Borg • David Blunkett • David T. Abercrombie • DeAndre Hopkins • Edwin G. Krebs • Friedrich Bayer • Gavin Hoyte • Hamani Diori • James Barnor • Joseph I of Portugal • Julian Green • Kenneth Connor • Kenny Pickett • Kirk Kerkorian • Levi Stubbs • Maxine Kumin • Richard Smalley • Willie John McBride

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