FUN FACTS
THE FIRST BALLERINA TO DANCE THE ROLE OF RAYMONDA WAS PIERINA LEGNANI, WHO IS FAMOUS FOR INTRODUCING 32 FOUETTE TURNS INTO THE THIRD ACT OF SWAN LAKE.

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