<P> Anna Pavlovna ( Matveyevna ) Pavlova ( Russian : Анна Павловна ( Матвеевна ) Павлова ; February 12 ( O.S. January 31 ) 1881 -- January 23 , 1931 ) was a Russian prima ballerina of the late 19th and the early 20th centuries . She was a principal artist of the Imperial Russian Ballet and the Ballets Russes of Sergei Diaghilev . Pavlova is most recognized for the creation of the role The Dying Swan and , with her own company , became the first ballerina to tour ballet around the world . </P>
<P> Anna Pavlovna ( Matveyevna ) Pavlova ( Russian : Анна Павловна ( Матвеевна ) Павлова ; February 12 ( O.S. January 31 ) 1881 -- January 23 , 1931 ) was a Russian prima ballerina of the late 19th and the early 20th centuries . She was a principal artist of the Imperial Russian Ballet and the Ballets Russes of Sergei Diaghilev . Pavlova is most recognized for the creation of the role The Dying Swan and , with her own company , became the first ballerina to tour ballet around the world . </P>
the renown ballet dancer who was known for her dying swan performance was
the renown ballet dancer who was known for her dying swan performance was
Anna Pavlovna ( Matveyevna ) Pavlova
Anna Pavlovna ( Matveyevna ) Pavlova