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,
Marie Rambert in 1987. Rambert is known for helping to create and keep the ballet community strong in Britain. ""The creation of Ballet in Britain is one of the grandest achievements in the artistic annals of our century. It is owed absolutely to the idealism which fired Rambert and Ninette de Valois"", the founder of The Royal Ballet. She was the subject of "This Is Your Life" in 1962 when she was surprised by Eamonn Andrews at the Mercury Theatre, Notting Hill Gate. She died on 12 June 1982 and was cremated at Golders Green Crematorium on 17 June. Her ashes are