Previous posts for May 18th may be found here: Perry Como (2019) and Meredith Willson (2020)
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Margot Fonteyn (18 May 1919 – 21 February 1991) was an English ballet dancer who spent her entire career as a dancer with the Royal Ballet.
Second Wind
Despite differences in background and temperament – she was methodical while he was wildly exuberant – and a 19-year gap in their ages, the pairing of Nureyev and Fonteyn was brilliant, as they were not partners but two stars of equal talent who pushed each other to their best performances. --- adapted from Wikipedia
Dame Margot Fonteyn
Had thought it insane
To dance with the young Russian star --
She, twenty years older,
And he, young and bolder,
Their temperaments not on a par, --
But new juxtapositions
Can pique one’s ambitions
To show off the best that you are.
If you enjoy these posts, please help me, and consider sharing. [Also, please visit my other blog: Alternate Takes: Great Art Repurposed.]
No comments:
Post a Comment