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CONSIDERED one of the best dancers of all time, Dame Margot Fonteyn was one of only two British ballet dancers to ever receive the accolade of prima ballerina assoluta and was globally adored during a career that spanned 45 years. As part of a series of dramas charting the lives of iconic British women, the actress Anne-Marie Duff, pictured, depicts Fonteyn as she was when she met the Russian dancer, Rudolf Nureyev. The legendary partnership they forged lasted nearly 20 years and propelled them to a level of celebrity not experienced before or since in the world of dance. "I found it astonishing how huge they were - international superstars," says Anne-Marie. The duo's electric performances created such a frenzy that 40 minute standing ovations weren't unknown.
But what made Fonteyn and Nureyev's relationship all the more tantalising was the fact he was 19 years her junior.See the full content of this document
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Duff's Dancing Debut ...
When the couple met, Margot was 42, an age when many expected her to retire. "Nureyev brought a new life, a new chapter, just at the point where she was having to s...
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