Russian dancer and teacher Princess Seraphine Astafieva (right) (1870 - 1974), with pupils in her studio in Chelsea. She was in the Diaghilev Company from 1909-11, after which she opened a ballet school in London. The young Alicia Markova is in the very centre. Later pupils included Margot Fonteyn and Anton Dolin. Her house where she lived in The Kings Road, Chelsea has a blue plaque outside in recognition of a famous resident. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
