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Fonteyn

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Fon·teyn  (fn-tn), Dame Margot 1919-1991.
British ballerina who joined the Royal Ballet in 1934 and began her acclaimed partnership with Rudolf Nureyev in 1962.

Fonteyn [fɒnˈteɪn]
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(Biographies / Fonteyn, Margot (1919-1991) F, English, DANCE: ballerina) Dame Margot. real name Margaret Hookham. 1919-91, English classical ballerina
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Noun1.Fonteyn - English dancer who danced with Rudolf Nureyev (born in 1919)


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