Dame Ninette De Valois, as she watches a National Ballet rehearsal, looks like a woman in charge ? which she was, as founding director for 32 years of(...)

Original Toronto Star caption: Dame Ninette De Valois; as she watches a National Ballet rehearsal; looks like a woman in charge ? which she was; as founding director for 32 years of the Sadler's Wells (now the Royal) Ballet. But behind the stern facade she's as eager as a schoolgirl at opportunities for mental stimulation such as offered by the National's dance conference.