Pavlova Never Abandoned Her Dancers
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| Photo Credit: Anna Pavlova Portrait in 1921 from Anna Pavlova Her Life And Art By Keith Money |
"I am grateful for the reception which is everywhere accorded me it is not yet easy to travel and to look after my large family. Certainly in some respects it was worse during the war. We were kept almost as prisoners in South America for years. It was, if you like, a triumphal tour, but, nevertheless, it lasted too long. There was no means of getting away unless we were prepared to shed members of the company in every country. The passport regulations were particularly onerous for us. There are dancers with me of many nationalities, so that it became almost impossible to move about. At any rate, we had to confine our wanderings to South America. Happily many of those obstacles have now been removed though the passport problem by no means solved for us yet."- Quote from Anna Pavlova in an interview with the Observer June 12, 1921
The reporter from the Observer talks about how much she cared for and the generosity she showed her company members. She did consider her company member as her large family, and for that reason, she took it upon herself to be responsible for her company member's welfare. Sometimes because of circumstances in the country they were touring, members had to be left. Still, Pavlova would always return, reuniting with her company members she never abandoned them. Pavlova's kindness and thinking of others were why her company members loved her and stayed with her for many years because she treated them like her family.
Generosity was essential to Anna Pavlova. She always showed it to others. She never looked away from someone in need. She always gave all of herself to those in need, just like her dancing. She always believed in doing good for others, which is another charm she had that won people over all over the globe.
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