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Augusta Maywood

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American ballerina

United StatesEducatorsLived 1825 to 1876 · aged 51
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Augusta Maywood, born Augusta Williams, was the first American ballerina to gain international recognition. In a career spanning forty-four years, she danced at the Paris Opera and became prima ballerina at both the Teatro Nacional de São Carlos in Lisbon and La Scala in Milan.

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Augusta Maywood, born Augusta Williams, was the first American ballerina to gain international recognition. In a career spanning forty-four years, she danced at the Paris Opera and became prima ballerina at both the Teatro Nacional de São Carlos in Lisbon and La Scala in Milan. Maywood was the first ballerina to have her own touring ensemble company.

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United States
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Educators
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Educator
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deceased
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Lived 1825 to 1876 · aged 51
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