Royal Opera House - 🎂 Happy birthday to one of ballet's most influential dancers, Margot Fonteyn, who was born on this day in 1919 Fonteyn was instrumental in shaping The Royal Ballet.
![Margot Fonteyn, ballet dancer, Saddlers Wells Ballet, England, UK, 1935 | E.O. Hoppé Estate Collection Margot Fonteyn, ballet dancer, Saddlers Wells Ballet, England, UK, 1935 | E.O. Hoppé Estate Collection](https://www.eohoppe.com/img-get2/I0000dKcBQNqOeLA/fit=1000x750/Margot-Fonteyn-ballet-dancer-Saddlers-Wells-Ballet-England-UK-1935-1.jpg)
Margot Fonteyn, ballet dancer, Saddlers Wells Ballet, England, UK, 1935 | E.O. Hoppé Estate Collection
Gorgeous pic of Margot Fonteyn who was prima ballerina assoluta, which is the highest rank a ballerina can achieve ❤️ #margotfonteyn… | Instagram
![Dame Margot Fonteyn De Arias, British Prima Ballerina Assoluta Wall Art, Canvas Prints, Framed Prints, Wall Peels | Great Big Canvas Dame Margot Fonteyn De Arias, British Prima Ballerina Assoluta Wall Art, Canvas Prints, Framed Prints, Wall Peels | Great Big Canvas](https://static.greatbigcanvas.com/images/singlecanvas_thick_none/alaska-stock/dame-margot-fonteyn-de-arias-british-prima-ballerina-assoluta,2419559.jpg)
Dame Margot Fonteyn De Arias, British Prima Ballerina Assoluta Wall Art, Canvas Prints, Framed Prints, Wall Peels | Great Big Canvas
![Who was Margot Fonteyn? Royal Ballet prima ballerina and partner of Rudolf Nureyev - here's what we know | The Sun Who was Margot Fonteyn? Royal Ballet prima ballerina and partner of Rudolf Nureyev - here's what we know | The Sun](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/nintchdbpict000000274579.jpg)