Sir Anton Dolin was an English ballet dancer and choreographer. Dolin was born in Slinfold in Sussex as Sydney Francis Patrick Chippendall Healey-Kay but was generally known as Patrick Kay. He joined Sergei 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. He joined Ballet Theatre when it was formed in 1940 and remained there as a dancer and choreographer until 1946. Dolin wrote several books, including the autobiography Ballet Go Round and Alicia Markova: Her Life and Art. He was knighted in 1981. He is featured in the documentary film A Portrait of Giselle. Wikipedia [ - ]

Sir Anton Dolin was an English ballet dancer and choreographer. Dolin was born in Slinfold in... [ + ]