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- ↑ la Repubblica
- ↑ "Birmingham Royal Ballet's lead ballerina retires at 41". BBC. BBC. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ↑ Awards Archived 20 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ la Repubblica.it
