Person Open DS/UK/3519 De Valois; Dame; Ninette (6 June 1898-8 March 2001); OM CH DBE; Irish-born British dancer, choreographer and director of classical ballet De Valois Ninette Dame 6 June 1898-8 March 2001 Irish-born British dancer, choreographer and director of classical ballet Female (cisgender) Edris Stannus https://thirdlight.royalalberthall.com/pf.tlx/WaWKc1Wd0Ozs Blessington, County Wicklow, Ireland (born)

Barnes, London, England (died)

British Irish Dance | Ballet, Choreography White No known disability No known religious affiliation Daughter of Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Stannus DSO (British Army officer) and Elizabeth Graydon Smith (glassmaker known as Lilith Stannus) Spouse of Dr Arthur Blackall Connell (physician and surgeon) Heterosexual Dame Ninette de Valois OM CH DBE was an Irish-born British dancer, teacher, choreographer, and director of classical ballet. Most notably, she danced professionally with Serge Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, later establishing the Royal Ballet, one of the foremost ballet companies of the 20th century and one of the leading ballet companies in the world. She also established the Royal Ballet School and the touring company which became the Birmingham Royal Ballet. She is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the history of ballet and as the "godmother" of English and Irish ballet. Centenarian https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninette_de_Valois (2020) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHSkeyte 12/19/2012 RAHAKirkbride 10/25/2023 c7f9ccb0-8209-4976-b076-cf045b0925e2