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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
National
Amy Martin

Library receives ballet shoes from dance greats

National Library of Australia director-general Marie-Louise Ayres receiving the donated ballet shoes from Ausdance ACT director Cathy Adamek and Ausdance National vice-president Julie Dyson. Picture: Keegan Carroll

It's not the donation one would expect the National Library of Australia to receive, however, ballet shoes once owned by two Australian dance greats have found their way into its possession.

On Tuesday, National Library of Australia director-general Marie-Louise accepted signed ballet shoes - one a ballet flat that once belonged to Robert Helpmann and the other a pointe shoe that once belonged to Marilyn Jones - which were donated by Ausdance.

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