1932 – The Vic-Wells Ballet dances Act II of Swan Lake

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This was the first performance of classical choreography by the Vic-Wells Ballet. Swan Lake  is a ballet with music by Pytor Ilyich Tchaikovsky with choreograhy created by Marius Petipa (Acts I and III) and Lev Ivanov (Acts II and IV).

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