Take a Closer Look • Circle two that Anna Pavlova Anna Pavlova danced in. • What did Anna do when she fell down? When you love something, keep trying! Draw a box around how you know.

Anna Pavlov loved to dance. When she fell, she got right back up. She kept trying!

• What is one thing you are practicing to get better? ______

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______Anna Pavlova was a dancer Join Xavier and friends for Based on the book series from . Ballet is a graceful more stories of great people, style of dancing. just like you! pbskids.org/xavier PBS KIDS and the PBS KIDS Logo are registered trademarks of Public Broadcasting Service. Russia is the largest country in the world. Used with permission. © 2020 XR 1 Productions Inc. Setting the Stage In the Spotlight Anna Pavlova was When Anna performed for the first time, born in St. Petersburg, she tripped and fell. She landed with her Russia in 1881. When back to the crowd. Anna got right back up, Anna was young, her smiled, and kept dancing. mother took her to see Anna practiced and worked hard for many the ballet Sleeping years. When she graduated, she joined Beauty. Anna loved it. one of the best companies. She said that one day This photograph shows Anna Pavlov (circled) in her ballet class when she She became famous for her delicate and she would dance was 10 years old. expressive dancing. During her life, she the part of Sleeping Beauty. performed all over the world—including in the ballet Sleeping Beauty! Learning to Dance Anna wanted to go to a special ballet Amazing Fact! school. She tried to get in when she was eight. The head of the school said no. He As a girl, Anna loved observing nature and said to come back when she was 10. Two animals. This inspired years later, Anna tried again. She got in! many of her dances. Anna left home and lived at school. She She is best known for © National Portrait Gallery, studied dance, fencing, and music. her dancing as a swan in Swan Lake. This is a photograph of Anna Pavlova with her pet swan, named Jack.