Death of a ballerina

ALICIA MARKOVA, one of the 20th century’s greatest ballerinas, died yesterday, a day after her 94th birthday.

Fri, 03 Dec, 2004 - 00:00

As founder and president of the English National Ballet, she was hailed a “true great of the ballet world.”

Ms Markova, who was born Lillian Alicia Marks, founded the company with Anton Dolin in 1950 and continued her work until just a few months ago when her health began to fail.

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