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Anna Pavlova, c1910. 'Perhaps The Greatest Dancer Whom The World Has Ever Seen.' Russian ballerina Pavlova (1881-1931) was the most famous classical ballerina of her era. She trained at the school of the Imperial Ballet, made her debut as soloist in 1899, and became prima ballerina of the company in 1906. She toured Europe, and in 1910 made her American debut with the Russian dancer Mikhail Mordkin at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City. She founded her own company in 1911, and danced extensively in Europe, the Americas, Africa, and Asia, often bringing ballet for the first time to remote areas. From "The Strand Magazine, an illustrated monthly", Volume XL - July to December 1910. [George Newnes Ltd, London, 1910]