The Royal Ballet : 75 years

In 1931, Ninette de Valois started a ballet company with just six dancers.

Within twenty years, the Royal Ballet - as it became - was established as one of the world's great companies.

It has produced celebrated dancers, from Margot Fonteyn to Darcey Bussell, and one of the richest repertoires in ballet.

This book is a perceptive and critical account of its first 75 years, tracing the company's growth, and its great cultural importance.