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When the final curtain came down at London's Royal Opera House in Covent Garden on June 8, 2007, it marked the end of an era for the Royal Ballet--Darcey Bussell, Britain's greatest living ballerina, had hung up her pointe shoes forever. Leaving the Company at the very peak of her powers in a live televised farewell performance of Kenneth MacMillan's somber masterpiece Song of the Earth, she took her final emotional bows to a rousing standing ovation from a packed house. Every performance created a uniquely special buzz which Clive Burton, former dance editor of Ritz magazine and a Dancing Times contributor, has vividly captured in his commentary and captions. Starting with her early promotion to Principal in 1989--after leading the Company in The Prince of The Pagodas at the age of just 20--the stunning photographs (many published for the first time) will provide a lasting source of pleasure and a joyous reminder of one of the world's most exciting dancers. Each page a living piece of ballet history, this lavish and lovingly-produced tribute to Darcey Bussell captures forever the many special moments--on and off stage--in the life of this very special dancer.

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