Party Etiquette and Dining Manners

Madame Marika valued character more than ballet technique.
While living in her home, she never spoke about ballet itself. Instead, she emphasized family upbringing and proper manners.

She would even take her students to places like the world‑renowned Hôtel de Paris in Monaco, where the wealthiest people in the world gather, to teach them how to behave at formal parties and how to carry themselves with grace at elegant dinners.

Even for those who later became world‑famous, the foundation was always family education and etiquette.
What children learn first, and what they practice from the beginning, is crucial. If the foundation is weak, no matter how grand the structure, it will collapse easily.
Party etiquette and dining manners are the very basics, the fundamentals of all fundamentals.