Maya Plisetskeya played t
Maya Plisetskeya played the title figure of this ballet at the age of 70. This work sees a ballerina move her arms in semicircles, and it was inspired by a poem beginning "The plain was grassy, wild and bare" by Tennyson. Famous for its use of (*) pas de bourée, or tiny steps, it sees the central ballerina conduct her arms in a wavy fashion before kneeling on her left foot at the end. The most famous performer of this ballet performed it nearly 4,000 times, and her deathbed saw her ask to play the "last measure" of it softly. For 10 points, identify this ballet by Michel Folkine that was most famously performed by Anna Pavlova, based on the only portion of the Carnival of the Animals that Saint-Saens allowed to be played in his lifetime.
Maya Plisetskeya played the title figure of this ballet at the age of 70.
The {Dying Swan}