Great artists are people who find the way to be themselves in their art. Any sort of pretension induces mediocrity in art and life alike.

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About Margot Fonteyn

Dame Margot Fonteyn (18 May 1919 - 21 February 1991) was a British ballet dancer, born Margaret Hookham, and nicknamed "Peggy".

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