Augusta Maywood was an American ballet dancer, dancer and dance teacher, born in 1825 in New York City, who died in 1876.
Biography
Augusta Maywood (March 5, 1825 – November 3, 1876), born Augusta Williams, was the first American ballerina to gain international recognition. In a career spanning forty-four years, she danced at the Paris Opera and became prima ballerina at both the Teatro Nacional de São Carlos in Lisbon and La Scala in Milan. Maywood was the first ballerina to have her own touring ensemble company.
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Contemporaries
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