Peggy van Praagh

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Peggy van Praagh was a prominent British-born Australian ballet dancer, teacher, and artistic director who played a pivotal role in shaping the development of professional ballet in Australia.

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instanceOf Australian of British descent
artistic director
ballet dancer
ballet teacher
choreographer
human
awardReceived Commander of the Order of the British Empire NERFINISHED
burialPlace Melbourne NERFINISHED
citizenship Australia
United Kingdom
countryOfBirth United Kingdom NERFINISHED
countryOfDeath Australia NERFINISHED
dateOfBirth 1910-09-01
dateOfDeath 1990-01-15
educatedAt Royal Academy of Dancing NERFINISHED
School of the Ballets Russes NERFINISHED
employer Borovansky Ballet NERFINISHED
The Australian Ballet NERFINISHED
familyName van Praagh NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork ballet
dance education
fullName Margaret Rose van Praagh NERFINISHED
gender female
genre classical ballet
givenName Margaret
honorificTitle CBE NERFINISHED
influenced Australian ballet dancers
development of Australian ballet companies
languageSpoken English
nationality Australian
British
nickname Peggy NERFINISHED
notableFor development of professional ballet in Australia
leadership of the Australian Ballet
occupation artistic director
ballet dancer
ballet teacher
choreographer
performedWith Ballet Rambert NERFINISHED
Ballets Russes-related companies
placeOfBirth London, England
surface form: London
placeOfDeath Melbourne NERFINISHED
positionHeld artistic director of the Australian Ballet
artistic director of the Borovansky Ballet
residence London, England
surface form: London

Melbourne NERFINISHED
Sydney NERFINISHED
studiedUnder Marie Rambert NERFINISHED
Tamara Karsavina NERFINISHED

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The Australian Ballet founder Peggy van Praagh