She is the grandniece of prima ballerina Alicia Alonso. Clark was briefly married to prima ballerina Violette Verdy in the 1960s. In 1900, she achieved the title of prima ballerina. Eventually she rose to become a prima ballerina. Dolin was to be the company's first Artistic Director, with Markova as Prima Ballerina. She was eventually granted the rank of "prima ballerina assoluta". Derek married Turkish-born prima ballerina Pati Behrs Eristoff in 1948. She succeeded Alicia Markova as prima ballerina of the company in 1935. It was specially created by Massenet for the prima ballerina Rosita Mauri. She was considered America's first major prima ballerina. She performed alongside the British prima ballerina Beryl Goldwyn and the Ballet Rambert. In 1896, she obtained the rank of "Prima ballerina" of the Saint Petersburg Imperial Theatres. She went on to dance as the company's prima ballerina in Luigi Manzotti's "Excelsior". As a teenager, Garcia became a prima ballerina with the Wiesbaden Ballet. Pati Behrs Eristoff was a prima ballerina and a grandniece of Leo Tolstoy.