The term ANNA PAVLOVA, E.G. can be solved in a crossword puzzle as the 6-letter word ETOILE. Anna Pavlova was a Russian prima ballerina of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. She is widely regarded as one of the greatest classical ballet dancers of all time and is most famous for her performance of The Dying Swan. She was also known as an etoile, which is a French term for a principal dancer of the highest rank.