Nureyev and Fonteyn formed a partnership at the Royal Ballet Company in London and together they became international stars.
Rudolf Nureyev
Russian, 1938-93
Born on a train in Siberia, Rudolf Nureyev would become one of history's most famous and respected ballet dancers. At the age of 17 he attended the Vaganova Choreographic Institute, a ballet school in Leningrad, then joined the Kirov Ballet in 1958, earning himself a reputation as a phenomenal dancer. While on tour in 1961, Nureyev sought asylum in Paris after defecting from the Soviet Union. He continued to perform around the world, eventually becoming
