Editing Anna Pavlova (section)

====Michel Fokine====
[[File:Anna pavlova -c. 1905.jpg|thumb|Anna Pavlova in 1905]]
Pavlova is perhaps most renowned for creating the role of ''[[The Dying Swan]]'', a solo choreographed for her by [[Michel Fokine]]. The ballet, created in 1905, is danced to ''[[Le cygne]]'' from ''[[The Carnival of the Animals]]'' by [[Camille Saint-Saëns]]. She also choreographed several solos herself, one of which is ''The Dragonfly'', a short ballet set to music by Fritz Kreisler. While performing it, she wore a gossamer gown with large dragonfly wings fixed to the back.

Pavlova had a rivalry with [[Tamara Karsavina]]. According to the film ''[[A Portrait of Giselle]]'', Karsavina recalls a [[wardrobe malfunction]] during a performance; her shoulder straps fell, exposing her breasts and Pavlova helped embarrass her to tears.