What was the stage name of Dame Margaret Evelyn de Arias DBE?
Q: What was the stage name of Dame Margaret Evelyn de Arias DBE?
A: Her stage name was Margot Fonteyn.
Q: What is the highest rank in the Royal Ballet today?
A: The highest rank in the Royal Ballet today is Principal dancer.
Q: What honour did Queen Elizabeth II bestow upon Fonteyn?
A: Queen Elizabeth II bestowed upon Fonteyn the honour of Prima Ballerina Assoluta.
Q: How old was Fonteyn when she retired from dancing?
A: When she retired from dancing, Fonteyn was nearly 60 years old.
Q: Who was Rudolph Nureyev and what made their partnership special?
A: Rudolph Nureyev was a Russian dancer who had escaped from the Soviet Union and he partnered with Margot Fonteyn to form "the most famous partnership in ballet history". He was 19 years younger than her.
Q: When did Margot Fonteyn marry a Panamanian politician?
A: Margot Fonteyn married a Panamanian politician in 1955.
Q: Why did they remain married despite his infidelity?
A: They remained married until his death in 1989, even though he had a mistress, as she continued dancing to raise money for his upkeep.
