Anna Pavlova

Back in 1848, however, the same location was home to Chairs, a newly opened restaurant that would go on to attract guests such as Anna Pavlova, Grigory Rasputin, and ballerina and courtesan to Russia's imperial family Matilda Kshesinskaya, not to mention leading literary lights such as Fyodor Dostoevsky and H. G Wells.

The St. Petersburg Times 2010

Later, I would go on to attend elite private schools, where -- in order to blend in with the daughters of the wealthy -- I worked meticulously to become a miniature Anna Pavlova.

Sasha Brookner: Sabar: African Hip-Hop Sasha Brookner 2012

Ballerinas used to be plump by modern standards; indeed, the great Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova was criticised in the late 1890s for being too thin mocked for her long, slender limbs, she was nicknamed "the broom" by fellow students.

The light fantastic?: ballet dancers and anorexia 2012

MIXED BERRY PAVLOVA Named for legendary ballerina Anna Pavlova, this pie combines tangy fruit and crunchy meringue.

Easier-Than-Pie Meringue 2011

Later, I would go on to attend elite private schools, where -- in order to blend in with the daughters of the wealthy -- I worked meticulously to become a miniature Anna Pavlova.

Sasha Brookner: Sabar: African Hip-Hop Sasha Brookner 2012

It is a huge filmed image grafted onto a pole-vaulting athlete or a pirouetting Anna Pavlova.

The Sweet Smell of Success Heidi Waleson 2010

It is a huge filmed image grafted onto a pole-vaulting athlete or a pirouetting Anna Pavlova.

The Sweet Smell of Success Heidi Waleson 2010

By contrast, Liz Lea mines the very female environment of Anna Pavlova.

This week's new dance 2010

It is a huge filmed image grafted onto a pole-vaulting athlete or a pirouetting Anna Pavlova.

The Sweet Smell of Success Heidi Waleson 2010

It is a huge filmed image grafted onto a pole-vaulting athlete or a pirouetting Anna Pavlova.

The Sweet Smell of Success Heidi Waleson 2010