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Ashton

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Ash·ton  (shtn), Sir Frederick 1904-1988.
British choreographer whose ballets include The Dream (1964) and A Month in the Country (1976).
Ashton [ˈæʃtən]
n
(Biographies / Ashton, Sir Frederick (1906-1988) M, British, DANCE: ballet dancer, DANCE: choreographer) Sir Frederick. 1906-88, British ballet dancer and choreographer. His ballets include Façade (1931), to music by Walton, La Fille mal gardée (1960), The Dream (1964), and A Month in the Country (1976)
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Noun1.Ashton - British choreographer (1906-1988)
Sir Frederick Ashton
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