Marie Rambert Marie Rambert Dame Marie Rambert, Mrs Dukes DBE (20 February 188812 June 1982) was a Polish-born dancer and pedagogue who exerted great influence on British ballet, both as a dancer and teacher. Born to a liberal Jewish family in Warsaw, Congress Poland, she was originally named Cyvia (Cesia) Rambam. Her father and two of his brothers later changed their last names to make them seem only children in order to escape military service in the Imperial Russian Army; and so, while one brother retained the name Rambam, her father changed his to Ramberg, another of his brothers went to Rambert,
Mother Marie-Anastasie Mother Marie-Anastasie Mother Marie-Anastasie, formerly Alexandrine Conduché, (November 17, 1833 – April 21, 1878) had her initial formation with her Notre Dame Sisters of the Rodez diocese and later, she founded the Notre-Dame Dominican Congregation of Saint-Rosaire of Monteils. Alexandrine Conduché was born November 17, 1833 in Compeyre, France. From a poor, lower class household, she had a good education and religious background. Her maternal uncle was Father Artières, a priest in Tizac. She moved to Tizac to the parsonage of Father Artières when she was 13 years of age. Realizing her aptitude, he opened a school and Conduché taught