In 1905, prima ballerina Anna Pavlova premiered a solo ballet created just for her, “The Dying Swan,” which she would go on to dance about 4,000 times before her death in 1931. “It was a ...

Curiously, the Pavlova isn’t South African or British. It’s Australian, named for the Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova, as the story goes, after one of her tours through Australia. To create the ...

The name's popularly attributed as an ode to the delicate grace of ballerina Anna Pavlova and her puffy tutus, who enamored both countries during a 1920s tour. Two creation theories circulate ...

they both agree that it was named after the beloved Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova, who toured Australia and New Zealand in the 1920s. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.

Attila Csaszar/Getty Images Pavlova is a meringue-based dessert named after the Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova (Credit: Attila Csaszar/Getty Images) “When I was growing up in the 1970s ...

Both Australia and New Zealand vie for ownership of the original pavlova, created to mimic the billowing tutu of visiting Russian ballerina, Anna Pavlova. But the rift over its origin is the only ...

It is generally thought that pavlova was created by a confectioner from either Australia or New Zealand who was astonished by the grace of the Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova during the “Down ...

The pavlova is essentially a mixture of egg whites and sugar, topped with cream and fresh fruit, named after the famous Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova. But both Australia and New Zealand claim to have ...