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• Peggy van Praagh — Dame Margaret Peggy van Praagh, DBE (1 September 1910, London, England – 15 January 1990, Melbourne, Australia) had a long and distinguished career in ballet as a dancer, choreographer, teacher, producer, advocate and director. Contents 1 Dancing …   Wikipedia

• VAN PRAAGH, WILLIAM — (1845–1907), English educator. Born Wolf Saloman in Rotterdam, Van Praagh pioneered the lip reading method for deaf mutes in England. He received his training from D. Hirsch, director of the Rotterdam School for the Deaf and Dumb, who had… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• van Praagh, Dame Peggy — ▪ British dancer original name  Margaret van Praagh  born Sept. 1, 1910, London, Eng. died Jan. 15, 1990, Melbourne, Australia       British born ballet dancer and director, and founder and tireless artistic director (1963–74) of the Australian… …   Universalium

• van Praagh — /væn ˈprag/ (say van prahg) noun Dame Peggy (Dame Margaret van Praagh), 1910–90, Australian ballet dancer and teacher, born in England; artistic director of the Australian Ballet 1965–74 and 1978 …  

• The Australian Ballet — General Information Name The Australian Ballet Predecessor Borovansky Ballet …   Wikipedia

• Marilyn Rowe — Ballet portal Marilyn Rowe OBE (born 20 August 1946) is the first graduate of the Australian Ballet School to be appointed its director, in 1999. Contents 1 Dancing career …   Wikipedia

• Australian Ballet — Leading ballet company of Australia. It was sponsored in 1962 by art patrons interested in promoting a national ballet. Peggy van Praagh was the first artistic director (1962–74). Since 1965 the company has toured Europe and North America. * * *… …   Universalium

• Rodeo (Copland) — Rodeo is a ballet scored by Aaron Copland and choreographed by Agnes de Mille, which premiered in 1942. Subtitled The Courting at Burnt Ranch , the ballet consists of five sections: Buckaroo Holiday , Ranch House Party , Corral Nocturne ,… …   Wikipedia

• Borovansky — /bɒrəˈvænski/ (say boruh vanskee) noun Edouard or Edward, 1902–59, Czech born Russian ballet dancer and choreographer in Australia; established the Melbourne Ballet Studio; a series of companies known as the Borovansky Ballet performed from 1940… …  

• List of Dames Commander of the Order of the British Empire — Below is a List of Dames Commander of the Order of the British Empire from the Order s creation in 1917 until the present day:1910s*1917: The Baroness Byron, The Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava, Sarah Lees, Edith Lyttelton, The Marchioness of… …   Wikipedia