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163 photos and 6 illustrations tagged ballet, from 14 members of Flickr Commons.

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• balletacrossthecommons
• dancer
• costume
• dance
• queensland
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• dancers
• statelibraryofqueensland
• slq
• libraryofcongress
• brisbane
• woman
• ballerina
• balletsrusses
• australia
• pose
• marjorielucas
• nationallibraryofaustralia
• balletschool
• danceschool
• ballerinas
• performance
• stage
• dancing

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• State Library of Queensland 54 photos & illustrations
• State Library of New South Wales 40 photos & illustrations
• The Library of Congress 30 photos & illustrations
• National Library of Australia 21 photos & illustrations
• Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons 7 photos & illustrations
• British Library 6 photos & illustrations
• Florida Memory 3 photos & illustrations
• Community Archives of Belleville & Hastings County 2 photos & illustrations
• University of Washington Libraries Digital Collections 1 photo / illustration
• George Eastman Museum 1 photo / illustration
• Nasjonalarkivet (The National Archives of Norway) 1 photo / illustration
• New York Public Library 1 photo / illustration

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Russian prima ballerina Anna Pavlova arriving at Central Station, Brisbane, 1926

from State Library of Queensland

• Vesna Verencevic said:

  With her 1926 tour of Australian cities including Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Adelaide , Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova, formerly principal artist of the Russian Imperial Ballet, became the first world-famous ballerina to tour Australia and around the world. Greeted by a crowd of 10,000 people on arrival by train from Melbourne, Pavlova had become well-known to world audiences for her signature role in The Dying Swan, a ballet created for her, which was of only four minutes duration. In rare public comments, she exhorted Australians to support the art she loved: “If you would like to do something in your country for my art, my Russian art, then I shall be glad to help you. I wish you happiness and prosperity. Your duty is to help your country to get these things.” The ‘Pavlova’ dessert was created in Anna Pavlova’s honour during her tour of Australia and New Zealand in the 1920s. To this day, the creation of the ‘Pavlova’ is claimed by both countries. Source www.governor.nsw.gov.au/government-house/stories/in-famou...

Ballet dancer Laurel Gill aged 14 striking a pose Brisbane Queensland 1930

from State Library of Queensland

• Vesna Verencevic said:

  "Laurel Martyn received an OBE in 1976, and in 1997 the inaugural Australian Dance Award for lifetime achievement. Charismatic dancer, innovative choreographer, influential educator, her contribution to Australian dance cannot be overestimated." Source: www.danceaustralia.com.au/news/farewell-laurel-martyn

• Annette Cadell said:

  Coy!

Ballet dancer Katharine Cook striking a pose Brisbane Queensland 1931

from State Library of Queensland

• Annette Cadell said:

  A very romantic tutu as by the 1930s tutus were usually shorter in length. The traditional tutu was made of 6 layers of tulle reaching the mid calf. By the 1930s dancers performed to different styles of music and this led to a change in the ballet costumes. The classic ballgown was a popular choice for female dancers.