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xvi, 288 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : 25 cm, \"Daria Klimentova has been one of Britain's best-loved ballerinas for two decades, having danced at Scottish Ballet and then - since 1996 - as a Principal and Senior Principal at English National Ballet. Her repertory encompasses all of ballet's classic roles including the double role or Odette/Odile in Swan Lake. Her performances as the white and black swan at the Royal Albert Hall were the subject of a behind-the-scenes BBC Documentary in 2011. Daria was born in the former Czechoslovakia and lived under the rule of the Soviet Union until the Velvet Revolution of 1989. She initially trained as a young member of the Czech Olympic Gymnastics Squad before transferring to ballet. After a year as a Principal dancer in the Czech National Ballet, she moved to dance with the Cape Ballet Company in South Africa, where she witnessed the end of apartheid. In her 40s, at an age when most ballerinas have retired, Daria continues to captivate audiences with her impeccable technique and free flowing natural grandeur. ...\"--Publisher description
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- Author
- Klimentová, Daria
- Publisher
- London : John Blake
- Published
- 2013
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781857828832
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Performing Arts, Memoir, Sports
- Rating
- 3.91 / 5 (25 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14