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Anna Pavlova Ballet Dancer

  • Gender: Female
  • Citizenship: Russia
  • Born: Feb 12, 1881
  • Died: Jan 23, 1931

Anna Pavlovna Pavlova was a Russian prima ballerina of the late 19th and the early 20th centuries. She was a principal artist of the Imperial Russian Ballet and the Ballets Russes of Sergei Diaghilev. Pavlova is most recognized for the creation of the role The Dying Swan and, with her own company, became the first ballerina to tour ballet around the world.

The right to happiness is fundamental. happiness

No one can arrive from being talented alone, work transforms talent into genius. being alone & work

Although one may fail to find happiness in theatrical life, one never wishes to give it up after having once tasted its fruits. happiness

Success depends in a very large measure upon individual initiative and exertion, and cannot be achieved except by a dint of hard work. success

God gives talent. Work transforms talent into genius. God & work

Mother's Day May 12, 2025

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With what price we pay for the glory of motherhood. 5 thoughts from Isadora Duncan

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The babe at first feeds upon the mother's bosom, but it is always on her heart. 58 quotes from Henry Ward Beecher

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