 In 1942, Robert Helpmann created the first role for her in his second ballet "The Birds" where she was The Nightingale.In April 1943, she created her first dramatic role as Duessa in Ashton's ballet, "The Quest", which was based on Edmund Spenser's "The Faerie Queene".On 1 March 1944, she first portrayed the main role of "Giselle" in Derby.