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de Val•ois
Pronunciation: (du val'wä), [key]Dame Ni•nette Pronunciation: (ni-net'), [key] (Edris Stannus), 1898-2001, British ballet dancer, choreographer, teacher, and director: founder of the Royal Ballet (originally the Sadler's Wells Ballet).
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