Anton Dolin

Anton Dolin was the stage name of Sydney Francis Patrick Healey-Kay (1904–1983), an English ballet dancer and choreographer.

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1904 - 1983 - English - Ballet - Choreographer

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Dolin was born in Slinfold in Sussex. He joined Serge Diaghilev's Ballets Russes in 1921, was a principal there from 1924, and was a principal with the Vic-Wells Ballet in the 1930s. There he danced with Alicia Markova, with whom he went on to found the Markova-Dolin Ballet and the London Festival Ballet.

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Slinfold - Sussex - Serge Diaghilev - Ballets Russes - 1921 - 1924 - Vic-Wells Ballet - 1930s - Alicia Markova - Markova-Dolin Ballet - London Festival Ballet

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Dolin wrote several books, including the autobiography Ballet Go Round (1938) and Alicia Markova: Her Life and Art (1953). He was knighted in 1981.

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1938 - 1953 - Knighted - 1981

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