The Dying Swan that the dance today is often made to appear to be a variation of "Swan Lake", which she describes as "Odette at death's door." Isabelle says that the ballet is not about a ballerina being able to transform herself into a swan, but about death, with the swan as a metaphor. Pavlova was recorded dancing "The Dying Swan" in a 1925 silent film, to which sound is often added. The short ballet has influenced interpretations of Odette in Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake", particularly during the parting of the lovers in the first lakeside scene. The dance was almost immediately adapted by
Odette Mistoul Odette Mistoul Odette Mistoul (married "Kingbou"; born 22 February 1959) is a Gabonese former track and field athlete who competed in the shot put. She represented her country at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, coming 13th in the final. She was her nation's Olympic flag bearer that year. She won the first three gold medals in women's shot put at the African Championships in Athletics from 1979 to 1984. She participated at the inaugural 1983 World Championships in Athletics and was a finalist at the 1979 IAAF World Cup. In other competitions, she was twice winner at the Central African