February 27: Today in Dance

Born Today: Antoinette Sibley

Ballerina Antoinette Sibley (1939-) joined the Royal Ballet in 1956 and was best known for her partnership with dancer Anthony Dowell (1943-). Sibley created roles in the ballets The Dream (1964), Enigma Variations (1968) by Frederick Ashton (1904–1988) and Manon (1974) by Kenneth MacMillan (1929–1992). She retired in 1989 and became the president of the Royal Academy of Dance and…