![]() ![]() ![]() In the end this international ballet star, who was an instrumental presence at the birth of English ballet, appears to have been the ultimate trouper. But what follows is a vividly detailed book that helps a great deal to bring Fonteyn to unruly life.Īnd what a life it was, with endless killing work in the ballet studio matched by affairs with apparently just about every attractive man who wandered past and by participation in such decidedly inelegant events as South American revolutions and San Francisco pot parties. She begins the biography with a bland tribute to Fonteyn as an artist. Daneman, whose novels include "A Chance to Sit Down," a quietly evocative take on dancers' lives, poured 10 years of research into "Margot Fonteyn: A Life," and both her work and her background show. Meredith Daneman trained at the Royal Ballet School in London and performed with the Australian Ballet. On film she seemed all big dark eyes, dazzling smile and invincible gentility. Like many Americans, I did not see Margot Fonteyn onstage until late in her career. 'Margot Fonteyn' 'A Life' By Meredith Daneman Illustrated. ![]()
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