Anna Pavlova
Anna Pavlova
Anna PavlovnaPavlovaПавлова; February 12 1881 – January 23, 1931) 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...
NationalityRussian
ProfessionDancer
Date of Birth12 February 1881
CitySaint Petersburg, Russia
CountryRussian Federation
No one can arrive from being talented alone. God gives talent; work transforms talent into genius.
Scots are Jocks,WelshmenTaffies, and Irishmen Paddies or Micks but?it is noticeable there is no similar designation for the English.
If I can not dance, I shall die!
When a small child... I thought that success spelled happiness. I was wrong.
Once upon a time the English knew who they were.
To strive tirelessly and at all times to reach one's goal - therein lies the secret of success.
When a small child, I thought that success spelled happiness. I was wrong, happiness is like a butterfly which appears and delights us for one brief moment, but soon flits away.
To follow, without halt, one aim: There's the secret of success.
What exactly is success? For me it is to be found not in applause, but in the satisfaction of feeling that one is realizing one's ideal.
Play the last measure very softly.
Get my swan costume ready.
The more you look back into English history, the more you are forced to the conclusion that alongside civility and the deeply held convictions about individual rights, the English have a natural taste for disorder.
Although one may fail to find happiness in theatrical life, one never wishes to give it up after having once tasted its fruits.
I danced from the moment I could stand.