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There is also a good biography of Pavlova, called just 'Anna Pavlova' by Oleg Kerensky. It was published in 1973 by Hamish Hamilton and at that time Kerensky was able to talk to some of Pavlova's 'girls' who were still around, so there are some first hand accounts of what it was like to be in her company. There is also a forword by Ashton. It might be worth looking libraries or searching second-hand book sites for a copy.There is (or was) also an organisation in the UK called The Pavlova Society started by John and Roberta Lazzarini who were involved with at least two books on Pavlova - mainly pictures with some text if I remember rightly. Anyway....good luck.
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A word for Empress Anna Ivanova who authorised the setting up of a school to train professional dancers in 1737. Six boys and six girls, children of court servants were housed in the old Winter Palace and trained by the ballet master Jean-Baptiste Landee. It seems to have been Anna's main claim to be remembered in a positive light.