Uploaded March 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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Sir Frederick Ashton and Moira Shearer - The Tango from 'Facade'

There is a photo of the pair in the ballet which has the caption:

"Friends of Covent Garden, Christmas evening rehearsal, Royal Opera House, London, Sunday 17th December 1967. Ballerina, Moira Shearer, comes out of retirement to dance at a special single performance at the Friends of Covent Garden Christmas evening, she danced the tango from Facade with Sir Frederick Ashton, her first stage appearance for 15 years, she wore her original costume in the dance".