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The 18 pages that link to The Royal Ballet, each with the reason it gives.

• Paris Opera BalletCompared with: It is a prominent national company with a distinct British institutional history and repertory.

• Russian balletRelated: Russian dancers and teachers helped shape British ballet’s early development.

• GiselleRelated: Its productions, including the staging by Peter Wright, helped shape modern British performance of Giselle.

• Royal Opera HouseRelated: Its performances share the building with The Royal Opera.

• Frederick AshtonNarrower topic: Ashton served as its resident choreographer and later its director.

• Margot FonteynRelated: Fonteyn’s long career as its leading ballerina became central to the company’s identity.

• Rudolf NureyevRelated: Nureyev’s performances there, especially with Fonteyn, brought him international prominence.

• Bolshoi BalletCompared with: Its repertory and training tradition offer a British comparison to the Bolshoi’s Russian lineage.

• Galina UlanovaCompared with: Ulanova’s 1956 London appearance brought Soviet ballet into direct view abroad.

• Ninette de ValoisBroader topic: De Valois founded the company’s predecessor and shaped the institution that became the Royal Ballet.

• Contemporary balletRelated: Its repertory includes contemporary works alongside classical ballet.

• Romeo and JulietRelated: Its 1965 production with choreography by Kenneth MacMillan became internationally influential.

• Alicia MarkovaCompared with: Markova’s independent company-building offered a different institutional path from the Royal Ballet.

• Alessandra FerriRelated: Ferri joined the company in 1980 and rose to principal dancer.

• Phyllis SpiraBroader topic: Spira trained and performed with this company before returning to South Africa.

• Princess Margaret, Countess of SnowdonRelated: Margaret served as its president for decades and regularly supported its performances.

• Sergei PoluninRelated: Polunin became the company’s youngest male principal dancer in 2010.

• Sylvie GuillemRelated: Guillem became a principal guest artist there after leaving Paris.