How well do you know Margot Fonteyn?

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* 1. What age was Margot Fonteyn when she first started dance classes?

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Fonteyn as a child.

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* 2. Which British town is Margot Fonteyn’s birthplace, which also holds a statue of her?

Reigate

Redruth

Ramsgate

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Dame Margot Fonteyn poses by statue. Credit: G.B.L. Wilson / Royal Academy of Dance / ArenaPAL

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* 3. In which year did Margot Fonteyn become the president of the ‘Royal Academy of Dancing’?

1955

1954

1953

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* 4. What was the title of the television show that Margot Fonteyn presented in 1979?

Come Dancing

Dancing on Air

The Magic of Dance

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* 5. Who opened The Fonteyn Centre at RAD Headquarters in 1990?

Dame Darcey Bussell

HRH Queen Elizabeth

Princess Anne

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The Fonteyn Centre at Royal Academy of Dance headquarters, London, UK.

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* 6. What was Margot Fonteyn’s debut role?

Snowflake in The Nutcracker

Cignet in Swan Lake

Young Tregennis in The Haunted Ballroom

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* 7. What is Margot Fonteyn’s real name?

Margret Fonteyn

Peggy Hookham

Hilda Fontes

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Margot Fonteyn with Dame Adeline Genée and Phyllis Bedells at an RAD garden party. Credit: G.B.L. Wilson / Royal Academy of Dance

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* 8. For which choreographer was Fonteyn a muse?

Ninette de Valois

Michel Fokine

Frederick Ashton

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* 9. When did Fonteyn and Nureyev first dance together?

1962

1945

1956

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Rudolf Nureyev and Margot Fonteyn. Royal Ballet Gala: Royal Opera House. Credit: Royal Academy of Dance / ArenaPAL

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* 10. The 1961 RAD gala was particularly notable because…

It was attended by HRH Queen Elizabeth

It featured the first London appearance of Rudolf Nureyev

Fonteyn performed an unseen solo performance

How well do you know Margot Fonteyn?

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* 1. What age was Margot Fonteyn when she first started dance classes?

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Fonteyn as a child.

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* 2. Which British town is Margot Fonteyn’s birthplace, which also holds a statue of her?

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Dame Margot Fonteyn poses by statue. Credit: G.B.L. Wilson / Royal Academy of Dance / ArenaPAL

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* 3. In which year did Margot Fonteyn become the president of the ‘Royal Academy of Dancing’?

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* 4. What was the title of the television show that Margot Fonteyn presented in 1979?

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* 5. Who opened The Fonteyn Centre at RAD Headquarters in 1990?

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The Fonteyn Centre at Royal Academy of Dance headquarters, London, UK.

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* 6. What was Margot Fonteyn’s debut role?

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* 7. What is Margot Fonteyn’s real name?

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Margot Fonteyn with Dame Adeline Genée and Phyllis Bedells at an RAD garden party. Credit: G.B.L. Wilson / Royal Academy of Dance

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* 8. For which choreographer was Fonteyn a muse?

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* 9. When did Fonteyn and Nureyev first dance together?

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Rudolf Nureyev and Margot Fonteyn. Royal Ballet Gala: Royal Opera House. Credit: Royal Academy of Dance / ArenaPAL

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* 10. The 1961 RAD gala was particularly notable because…

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* 11. For how many years was Fonteyn president of the RAD?

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* 12. What age was Margot Fonteyn when she gave her farewell performance?

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Margot Fonteyn at The Royal Opera House. Credit: G.B.L. Wilson / Royal Academy of Dance / ArenaPAL