Plaque: Princess Seraphine Astafieva
Inscription
Greater London Council
Princess Seraphine Astafieva, 1876 - 1934, ballet dancer, lived and taught here, 1916 - 1934.
It was here that she taught, amongst others, Marie Rambert, Margot Fonteyn, Alicia Markova, and Anton Dolin, many of whom went on to dance for Diaghilev's Ballets Russes.
Site: Princess Seraphine Astafieva (1 memorial)
SW3, King's Road, 152, The Pheasantry
See the Library Time Machine for some information about this strange building.
