English National Ballet - Today we remember Dame Alicia Markova (1 December 1910 – 2 December 2004). She co-founded English National Ballet (then London Festival Ballet) in 1950 with Sir Anton Dolin.
![1958 - Hints From Her Prima Ballerina Auntie: 12-Year-Old Dancer Learns From Markova: Prima Ballerina Alicia Markova, who stars in Where the Rainbow Ends, which opens at the New Victoria on Boxing 1958 - Hints From Her Prima Ballerina Auntie: 12-Year-Old Dancer Learns From Markova: Prima Ballerina Alicia Markova, who stars in Where the Rainbow Ends, which opens at the New Victoria on Boxing](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/F4Y9BT/1958-hints-from-her-prima-ballerina-auntie-12-year-old-dancer-learns-F4Y9BT.jpg)
1958 - Hints From Her Prima Ballerina Auntie: 12-Year-Old Dancer Learns From Markova: Prima Ballerina Alicia Markova, who stars in Where the Rainbow Ends, which opens at the New Victoria on Boxing
![Alicia Markova as the Sugar Plum Fairy, photo by Gordon Anthony. London, England, 1950 Stock Photo - Alamy Alicia Markova as the Sugar Plum Fairy, photo by Gordon Anthony. London, England, 1950 Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/AD0PA2/alicia-markova-as-the-sugar-plum-fairy-photo-by-gordon-anthony-london-AD0PA2.jpg)