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] and ] in '']'' ballet by the ballet master ] and the composer ], 1900.]]
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This a '''list of ]s from the ], ], and ],''' including both ethnic ] and people of other ethnicities. This list includes as well those who were born in these three states but later emigrated, and those who were born elsewhere but immigrated to the country and performed there for a significant portion of their careers.
] and ] in '']'' ballet by the ballet master ] and the composer ], 1900]]
This is a '''list of ballet dancers from the Russian Empire, Soviet Union, and Russian Federation''', including both ethnic ] and people of other ethnicities. This list includes as well those who were born in these three states but later emigrated, and those who were born elsewhere but immigrated to the country and performed there for a significant portion of their careers.


The original purpose of the ballet in Russia was to entertain the royal court. The first ballet company was the Imperial School of Ballet in St. Petersburg in the 1740s. The ] was a ballet company founded in the 1909 by ], an enormously important figure in the Russian ballet scene. Diaghilev and his Ballets Russes’ travels abroad profoundly influenced the development of dance worldwide.<ref>{{cite book|author=Garafola, L|title=Diaghilev's Ballets Russes|publisher=Oxford University Press|page=576|isbn=0-19-505701-5|year=1989}}</ref> The headquarters of his ballet company was located in Paris, France. A protégé of Diaghilev, ], founded the ] Company. The original purpose of the ballet in Russia was to entertain the royal court. The first ballet company was the Imperial School of Ballet in St. Petersburg in the 1740s. The ] was a ballet company founded in the 1909 by ], an enormously important figure in the Russian ballet scene. Diaghilev and his Ballets Russes' travels abroad profoundly influenced the development of dance worldwide.<ref>{{cite book|author=Garafola, L|title=Diaghilev's Ballets Russes|publisher=Oxford University Press|page=|isbn=0-19-505701-5|year=1989|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/diaghilevsballet00gara/page/576}}</ref> The headquarters of his ballet company was located in Paris, France. A protégé of Diaghilev, ], founded the ] Company.


During the early 20th century, many Russian ballet dancers rose to fame. Soviet ballet preserved the perfected 19th century traditions,<ref>{{cite web|author=Cashin, K K |title=Alexander Pushkin's Influence on Russian Ballet&nbsp;— Chapter Five: Pushkin, Soviet Ballet, and Afterward |url=http://etd.lib.fsu.edu/theses/available/etd-04072005-133328/unrestricted/12_kkc_chap5.pdf |accessdate=27 December 2007 |format=PDF |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080102150415/https://etd.lib.fsu.edu/theses/available/etd-04072005-133328/unrestricted/12_kkc_chap5.pdf |archivedate= 2 January 2008 |df= }}</ref> and the Soviet Union's choreography schools produced one internationally famous star after another. The ] in Moscow and the ] in Saint Petersburg remain famous throughout the world.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://petersburgcity.com/news/culture/2005/11/18/theatre/|title=A Tale of Two Operas|publisher=Petersburg City|accessdate=11 January 2008}}</ref> During the early 20th century, many Russian ballet dancers rose to fame. Soviet ballet preserved the perfected 19th century traditions,<ref>{{cite web|author=Cashin, K K |title=Alexander Pushkin's Influence on Russian Ballet&nbsp;— Chapter Five: Pushkin, Soviet Ballet, and Afterward |url=http://etd.lib.fsu.edu/theses/available/etd-04072005-133328/unrestricted/12_kkc_chap5.pdf |access-date=27 December 2007|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080102150415/https://etd.lib.fsu.edu/theses/available/etd-04072005-133328/unrestricted/12_kkc_chap5.pdf |archive-date= 2 January 2008 }}</ref> and the Soviet Union's choreography schools produced one internationally famous star after another. The ] in Moscow and the ] in Saint Petersburg remain famous throughout the world.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://petersburgcity.com/news/culture/2005/11/18/theatre/|title=A Tale of Two Operas|publisher=Petersburg City|access-date=11 January 2008}}</ref>


For the full plain list of Russian ballet dancers on Misplaced Pages see the ]. For the full plainlist of Russian ballet dancers on Misplaced Pages see the ].
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|Balanchine was one of the 20th century’s foremost choreographers, a ] of the ] in France, founding balletmaster (and co-founder) of ]: his work created modern ballet, based on his deep knowledge of classical forms and techniques. |Balanchine was one of the 20th century's foremost choreographers, a ] of the ] in France, founding balletmaster (and co-founder) of ]: his work created modern ballet, based on his deep knowledge of classical forms and techniques.
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|She was one of the ] of the ], discovered by ] in Paris in the 1930s. She created roles in ]'s ''Le Beau Danube'' (1924), ''Jeux d'enfants'' (1932), and ''Les Présages'' (1933); and in ]'s ''Les Cent Baisers'' (1935). Between 1940 and 1951 Baronova appeared in several films, and worked as ballet mistress for the 1980 film '']''. |She was one of the ] of the ], discovered by ] in Paris in the 1930s. She created roles in ]'s ''Le Beau Danube'' (1924), ''Jeux d'enfants'' (1932), and ''Les Présages'' (1933); and in ]'s ''Les Cent Baisers'' (1935). Between 1940 and 1951 Baronova appeared in several films, and worked as ballet mistress for the 1980 film '']''.
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|Nikolai Fadeyechev was born in Moscow, was a Soviet Russian dancer ballet, was dancer with the ], graduated from the ] in 1952 and joined the ], danced many principal roles. He danced alongside some of the great ballerinas such as ] in "]" and "]", was a regular partner with ], ], ], ], ], ], ]. After that, he became one of the most important teachers and répétiteurs of the Bolshoi Theatre. ], ], ], ] were among her adepts. |Nikolai Fadeyechev was born in Moscow, was a Soviet Russian dancer ballet, was dancer with the ], graduated from the ] in 1952 and joined the ], danced many principal roles. He danced alongside some of the great ballerinas such as ] in "]" and "]", was a regular partner with ], ], ], ], ], ], ]. After that, he became one of the most important teachers and répétiteurs of the Bolshoi Theatre. ], {{ill|Andrey Ivanovich Uvarov|ru|Уваров, Андрей Иванович|lt=Andrey Uvarov}}, ], ] were among her adepts.
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|Yury Nikolayevich Grigorovich is a Soviet and Russian dancer and ] who dominated the Russian ballet for 30 years. Grigorovich was born into a family connected with the Imperial Russian Ballet. He graduated from the ] in 1946 and danced as a soloist of the ] until 1962. His staging of ]'s ] (1957) and of ] (1961) brought him acclaim as a choreographer. In 1964 he moved to the ], where he would work as an ] until 1995. His most famous productions at the Bolshoi were ] (1965, 2002), ] (1966), ] (1967), ] (1975), ] (1982, 1994, 2006). Other notable productions ] (1963, 1973, 2011), ] (1969, 2001), ] (1979, 2010), ] (1984, 2003), ] (1987), ] (1991), ] (1994), ] (1994). Сhoreographed for various Russian companies before settling in ], where he set up his own company. Grigorovich has been heading the juries of numerous international competitions in classical ballet. After the death of his wife, the great ballerina ], on February 19, 2008, he has been offered the opportunity to return to the Bolshoi again in the capacity of ] and choreographer. |Yury Nikolayevich Grigorovich is a Soviet and Russian dancer and ] who dominated the Russian ballet for 30 years. Grigorovich was born into a family connected with the Imperial Russian Ballet. He graduated from the ] in 1946 and danced as a soloist of the ] until 1962. His staging of ]'s ] (1957) and of {{ill|The Legend of Love (ballet)|ru|Легенда о любви (Меликов)|lt=The Legend of Love}} (1961) brought him acclaim as a choreographer. In 1964 he moved to the ], where he would work as an ] until 1995. His most famous productions at the Bolshoi were "The Legend of Love" (1965, 2002), ] (1966), ] (1967), {{ill|Ivan the Terrible (ballet)|ru|Иван Грозный (балет)}} (1975), ] (1982, 1994, 2006). Other notable productions ] (1963, 1973, 2011), ] (1969, 2001), ] (1979, 2010), ] (1984, 2003), ] (1987), ] (1991), ] (1994), ] (1994). Сhoreographed for various Russian companies before settling in ], where he set up his own company. Grigorovich has been heading the juries of numerous international competitions in classical ballet. After the death of his wife, the great ballerina ], on 19 February 2008, he has been offered the opportunity to return to the Bolshoi again in the capacity of ] and choreographer.
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|Marina Timofeyevna Semyonova was the first Soviet-trained prima ballerina. She was born in Saint-Petersburg. She was named a People's Artist of the USSR in 1975. She worked in the ] until 1930, transferred to the ] in Moscow. Semyonova was guest with the ] Ballet in 1935 where she danced ] with ]. She received the Stalin Prize for 1941 and retired in 1952. After that, she became one of the most important teachers and répétiteurs of the ]. ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ] and ] were among her adepts. In 2003, she won the ] for lifetime achievement. Semyonova retired from her coaching duties at the age of 96, died on 9 June 2010 in her home in Moscow, three days before her 102nd birthday.
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|Marina Timofeyevna Semyonova was the first Soviet-trained prima ballerina. She was born in Saint-Petersburg. She was named a People's Artist of the USSR in 1975. She worked in the ] until 1930, transferred to the ] in Moscow. Semyonova was guest with the ] Ballet in 1935 where she danced ] with ]. She received the Stalin Prize for 1941 and retired in 1952. After that, she became one of the most important teachers and répétiteurs of the ]. ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ] and ] were among her adepts. In 2003, she won the ] for lifetime achievement. Semyonova retired from her coaching duties at the age of 96, died on 9 June 2010 in her home in Moscow, three days before her 102nd birthday.
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|Liudmila Titova ({{lang-ru|Людмила Титова}})<ref name="artrepriza.ru">{{cite web | url=http://artrepriza.ru/star/1249-lyudmila-titova-predela-chelovecheskih-vozmozhnostey-net-ya-znayu-chto-sposobna-na-bolshee.html | title=Людмила Титова: "Предела человеческих возможностей нет, я знаю, что способна на большее | publisher=интернет-журнал ArtРЕПРИЗА | year=2014 | accessdate=July 15, 2014 | author=Наталья Бритвина}}</ref> was born October 9, 1987 in Moscow, Russia, and has been called the "one of the most celebrated ballet dancer and ballet teacher in the world." <ref name="gulftime.ae">{{cite web | url=http://www.gulftime.ae/ballet-is-food-for-thought-titova/ | title=‘BALLET’ IS FOOD FOR THOUGHT – Titova | publisher=The Gulf Times | year=2014 | accessdate=June 29, 2014 | author=Ritika Sharma}}</ref> Born in Moscow, Russia, Liudmila Titova started dancing at the age of seven years based on recommendation from her doctor to help with a problem with her back.<ref name="ReferenceA"></ref> She joined the school's dance club and found herself dancing every day. At the age of 10, she took a three-day examination and physical and was only seven out of 105 applicants admitted into the Bolshoi Academy of Ballet,<ref name="independent.ie">{{cite web | url=http://www.independent.ie/lifestyle/raising-the-barre-another-side-to-the-world-of-black-swan-26780199.html | title=Raising the barre: Another side to the world of 'Black Swan' | publisher=The Independent of Ireland | year=2014 | accessdate=July 25, 2014 | author=Chrissie Russell}}</ref> also known as the ],<ref name="ReferenceA"/> where her area of study became, "Theatre of Classical Ballet" by Smirnov-Golovanov. For the next eight years, Titova trained eight hours per day, six days per week. After graduating the world-renown, prestigious Bolshoi Academy of Ballet, Liudmila Titova went to work for the Royal Moscow Ballet Company. The Royal Moscow Ballet Company is located in Moscow, Russia, so Liudmila Titova was able to stay in her native Moscow. At the early age just 19, Liudmila was given leading a role in one of the world's most coveted plays, "Cinderella".<ref>http://www.independent.ie/lifestyle/raising-the-barre-another-side-to-the-world-of-black-swan-26780199.html</ref> This unimaginable feat is unheard of in the Ballet realm, where leading roles are generally earned by ballet dancers after many years or performances, usually after the age of 25. Liudmila was such a success, she went on to be the lead in other famous plays, such as "The Nutcracker," "Don Quixote," "Giselle," "Bolero," "Carmen," "Romeo and Juliet," "Sleeping Beauty," "Swan Lake," and "The Time."
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|Liudmila Titova ({{langx|ru|Людмила Титова}})<ref name="artrepriza.ru">{{cite web | url=http://artrepriza.ru/star/1249-lyudmila-titova-predela-chelovecheskih-vozmozhnostey-net-ya-znayu-chto-sposobna-na-bolshee.html | title=Людмила Титова: "Предела человеческих возможностей нет, я знаю, что способна на большее | publisher=интернет-журнал ArtРЕПРИЗА | year=2014 | access-date=15 July 2014 | author=Наталья Бритвина}}</ref> was born 9 October 1987 in Moscow, Russia, and has been called the "one of the most celebrated ballet dancer and ballet teacher in the world."<ref name="gulftime.ae">{{cite web | url=http://www.gulftime.ae/ballet-is-food-for-thought-titova/ | title='BALLET' IS FOOD FOR THOUGHT – Titova | work=The Gulf Times| year=2014 | access-date=29 June 2014 | author=Ritika Sharma | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://archive.today/20140805091157/http://www.gulftime.ae/ballet-is-food-for-thought-titova/ | archive-date=5 August 2014}}</ref> Born in Moscow, Russia, Liudmila Titova started dancing at the age of seven years based on recommendation from her doctor to help with a problem with her back.<ref name="ReferenceA">{{Cite web|url=http://artrepriza.ru/star/1249-lyudmila-titova-predela-chelovecheskih-vozmozhnostey-net-ya-znayu-chto-sposobna-na-bolshee.html|title = Людмила Титова: "Предела человеческих возможностей нет, я знаю, что способна на большее" » ArtРЕПРИЗА - мир культуры и искусства}}</ref> She joined the school's dance club and found herself dancing every day. At the age of 10, she took a three-day examination and physical and was only seven out of 105 applicants admitted into the Bolshoi Academy of Ballet,<ref name="independent.ie">{{cite web | url=http://www.independent.ie/lifestyle/raising-the-barre-another-side-to-the-world-of-black-swan-26780199.html | title=Raising the barre: Another side to the world of 'Black Swan' | publisher=The Independent of Ireland | year=2014 | access-date=25 July 2014 | author=Chrissie Russell}}</ref> also known as the ],<ref name="ReferenceA"/> where her area of study became, "Theatre of Classical Ballet" by Smirnov-Golovanov. For the next eight years, Titova trained eight hours per day, six days per week. After graduating the world-renown, prestigious Bolshoi Academy of Ballet, Liudmila Titova went to work for the Royal Moscow Ballet Company. The Royal Moscow Ballet Company is located in Moscow, Russia, so Liudmila Titova was able to stay in her native Moscow. At the early age just 19, Liudmila was given leading a role in one of the world's most coveted plays, "Cinderella".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.independent.ie/lifestyle/raising-the-barre-another-side-to-the-world-of-black-swan-26780199.html|title = Raising the barre: Another side to the world of 'Black Swan'}}</ref> This unimaginable feat is unheard of in the Ballet realm, where leading roles are generally earned by ballet dancers after many years or performances, usually after the age of 25. Liudmila was such a success, she went on to be the lead in other famous plays, such as "The Nutcracker," "Don Quixote," "Giselle," "Bolero," "Carmen," "Romeo and Juliet," "Sleeping Beauty," "Swan Lake," and "The Time."


In 2014, at the age of 26, Liudmila Titova was promoted to the position of the General Director of the Royal Moscow Ballet. In 2014, at the age of 26, Liudmila Titova was promoted to the position of the General Director of the Royal Moscow Ballet.
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|Nikolay Tsiskaridze, also spelled Ziskaridze, one of the most decorated Russian dancers, was a premier dancer of the ] for 21 years. Ethnically Georgian, he was born in Tbilisi on 31 December 1973. He joined the ] in 1987 and was admitted into the Bolshoi Ballet in 1991. In 1992 Tsiskaridze joined the ballet company of the Bolshoi Theater. The then artistic director ] saw Nikolai at the graduation exam. At the theater he had the good fortune to enter the class of prominent ballerina ], and as Nikolai says, became his second mother. The legendary ] also assisted him. Over the course of his dance career he performed more than 70 roles in major classical works. One of the best ballet princes, he is equally convincing in modern choreographies. Roland Petit, who staged “La Dame de Pique” in 2001, created the role of Hermann especially for Tsiskaridze. In 1996, he graduated from the Teacher Training Department of the Moscow Ballet Adacemy and since 2003 had been teaching a daily ballet class at the Bolshoi Theatre combining his dance career with coaching. Besides, since 2004 he had been also teaching at the Moscow Ballet Academy. He became the youngest person to be named a ] (2001). He received the State Prize of the Russian Federation in 2001 and 2003 and the ] in 1999. During his career he received many honours - Silver medal at the Osaka Ballet Competition (1995), Golden medal at the Moscow Ballet Competition (1997), Honoured Artist of Russia (1997), Russian Golden Mask theatrical prize (1998, 2000, 2003),Benois de la Danse (1999), Order of Honour of the Republic of Georgia (2003), Danza&Danza award as best dancer of the year 2003, Triumph prize (2004), Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres de la République Française (2006), People's Artist of North Osetia —Alania Republic (2013). In 2014, Tsiskaridze graduated as a Master of Law at Kutafin Moscow State Law University. On 29 Nov, 2014 Tsiskaridze was elected as Rector of ] in Saint Petersburg, est. in 1738. |Nikolay Tsiskaridze, also spelled Ziskaridze, one of the most decorated Russian dancers, was a premier dancer of the ] for 21 years. Ethnically Georgian, he was born in Tbilisi on 31 December 1973. He joined the ] in 1987 and was admitted into the Bolshoi Ballet in 1991. In 1992 Tsiskaridze joined the ballet company of the Bolshoi Theater. The then artistic director ] saw Nikolai at the graduation exam. At the theater he had the good fortune to enter the class of prominent ballerina ], and as Nikolai says, became his second mother. The legendary ] also assisted him. Over the course of his dance career he performed more than 70 roles in major classical works. One of the best ballet princes, he is equally convincing in modern choreographies. Roland Petit, who staged "La Dame de Pique" in 2001, created the role of Hermann especially for Tsiskaridze. In 1996, he graduated from the Teacher Training Department of the Moscow Ballet Academy and since 2003 had been teaching a daily ballet class at the Bolshoi Theatre combining his dance career with coaching. Besides, since 2004 he had been also teaching at the Moscow Ballet Academy. He became the youngest person to be named a ] (2001). He received the State Prize of the Russian Federation in 2001 and 2003 and the ] in 1999. During his career he received many honours - Silver medal at the Osaka Ballet Competition (1995), Golden medal at the Moscow Ballet Competition (1997), Honoured Artist of Russia (1997), Russian Golden Mask theatrical prize (1998, 2000, 2003),Benois de la Danse (1999), Order of Honour of the Republic of Georgia (2003), Danza&Danza award as best dancer of the year 2003, Triumph prize (2004), Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres de la République Française (2006), People's Artist of North Osetia —Alania Republic (2013). In 2014, Tsiskaridze graduated as a Master of Law at Kutafin Moscow State Law University. On 29 Nov 2014 Tsiskaridze was elected as Rector of ] in Saint Petersburg, est. in 1738.
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|Trained in Paris by ], Toumanova was one of ] '']'' and a close colleague of ]. She made her debut in the children's ballet '']''. Nicknamed ''The Black Pearl of the Russian Ballet'', she performed in Balanchine's '']'' and Le Palais de Cristal. She appeared in Hollywood films, including ''],'' ''Tonight We Sing'' (playing ]), ''],'' ''],'' and ]'s ''].'' |Trained in Paris by ], Toumanova was one of ] '']'' and a close colleague of ]. She made her debut in the children's ballet '']''. Nicknamed ''The Black Pearl of the Russian Ballet'', she performed in Balanchine's '']'' and Le Palais de Cristal. She appeared in Hollywood films, including ''],'' ''Tonight We Sing'' (playing ]), ''],'' ''],'' and ]'s ''].''
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| Trained under ] and her own mother, a ballerina of the ], Ulanova joined the ] in 1928. After 1944 she became a ] in ]. In 1945 she danced the title role in the world premiere of ]'s '']''. On her first international tour in 1956 she achieved enormous success. Having retired from the stage in 1960, Ulanova coached many generations of the Russian dancers. After that, she became one of the most important teachers and répétiteurs of the Bolshoi Theatre. ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ] and ] were among her adepts. | Trained under ] and her own mother, a ballerina of the ], Ulanova joined the ] in 1928. After 1944 she became a ] in ]. In 1945 she danced the title role in the world premiere of ]'s '']''. On her first international tour in 1956 she achieved enormous success. Having retired from the stage in 1960, Ulanova coached many generations of the Russian dancers. After that, she became one of the most important teachers and répétiteurs of the Bolshoi Theatre. ], ], ], ], ], {{ill|Nina Semizorova|ru|Семизорова, Нина Львовна}}, {{ill|Alla Mikhalchenko|ru|Михальченко, Алла Анатольевна}}, ] and ] were among her adepts.
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|Agrippina Yakovlevna Vaganova was a Russian ballet teacher who developed the ] – the technique which derived from the teaching methods of the old Imperial Ballet School (today the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet) under the Premier Maître de Ballet ] throughout the mid to late 19th century, though mostly throughout the 1880s and 1890s. It was Vaganova who perfected and cultivated this form of teaching the art of classical ballet into a workable syllabus. Her Fundamentals of the Classical Dance (1934) remains a standard textbook for the instruction of ballet technique. Her technique is one of the most popular techniques today. Among Vaganova's dance alumnae were the distinguished Soviet ballerinas ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ] and ]. Shortly after her death, on 1 November 1957, the Choreographic College on Rossi street was renamed in her honor; in 1961, it received the title of "academic" and in 1991 it began to use the name Agrippina ]. |Agrippina Yakovlevna Vaganova was a Russian ballet teacher who developed the ] – the technique which derived from the teaching methods of the old Imperial Ballet School (today the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet) under the Premier Maître de Ballet ] throughout the mid to late 19th century, though mostly throughout the 1880s and 1890s. It was Vaganova who perfected and cultivated this form of teaching the art of classical ballet into a workable syllabus. Her Fundamentals of the Classical Dance (1934) remains a standard textbook for the instruction of ballet technique. Her technique is one of the most popular techniques today. Among Vaganova's dance alumnae were the distinguished Soviet ballerinas ], {{ill|Olga Jordan|ru|Иордан, Ольга Генриховна}}, ], {{ill|Tatiana Vecheslova|ru|Вечеслова, Татьяна Михайловна}}, {{ill|Feya Balabina|ru|Балабина, Фея Ивановна}}, ], ], {{ill|Nonna Yastrebova|ru|Ястребова, Нонна Борисовна}}, {{ill|Olga Moiseeva|ru|Моисеева, Ольга Николаевна}}, {{ill|Ludmilla Safronova|ru|Сафронова, Людмила Николаевна}}, ], ] and ]. Shortly after her death, on 1 November 1957, the Choreographic College on Rossi street was renamed in her honor; in 1961, it received the title of "academic" and in 1991 it began to use the name Agrippina ].
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Latest revision as of 15:20, 20 October 2024

"Russian dancers" redirects here. For the series of pastels also known as Russian dancers, see Ukrainian dancers.

Mathilde Kschessinskaya and Pavel Gerdt in La Bayadère ballet by the ballet master Marius Petipa and the composer Ludwig Minkus, 1900

This is a list of ballet dancers from the Russian Empire, Soviet Union, and Russian Federation, including both ethnic Russians and people of other ethnicities. This list includes as well those who were born in these three states but later emigrated, and those who were born elsewhere but immigrated to the country and performed there for a significant portion of their careers.

The original purpose of the ballet in Russia was to entertain the royal court. The first ballet company was the Imperial School of Ballet in St. Petersburg in the 1740s. The Ballets Russes was a ballet company founded in the 1909 by Sergey Diaghilev, an enormously important figure in the Russian ballet scene. Diaghilev and his Ballets Russes' travels abroad profoundly influenced the development of dance worldwide. The headquarters of his ballet company was located in Paris, France. A protégé of Diaghilev, George Balanchine, founded the New York City Ballet Company.

During the early 20th century, many Russian ballet dancers rose to fame. Soviet ballet preserved the perfected 19th century traditions, and the Soviet Union's choreography schools produced one internationally famous star after another. The Bolshoi Ballet in Moscow and the Mariinsky in Saint Petersburg remain famous throughout the world.

For the full plainlist of Russian ballet dancers on Misplaced Pages see the Category:Russian ballet dancers.

Alphabetical list

Contents: 

A

Portrait Person Details Stage Image
Anastasia Abramova
(1902–1985)
Russian Empire
Soviet Union
ballerina, Bolshoi Theatre
Svetlana Adyrkhaeva
(born 1938)
Soviet Union
Russian Federation
Prima ballerina, Bolshoi Theatre
Boris Akimov [ru]
(born 1946)
Soviet Union
Russian Federation
Danseur, Bolshoi Theatre
Maria Alexandrova
(born 1978)
Soviet Union
Russian Federation
Prima ballerina, Bolshoi Theatre
Maria Alexandrova as Kitri in Don Quixote, Bolshoi Theatre, 22 June 2011
Maria Allash
(born 1976)
Soviet Union
Russian Federation
Ballerina, Bolshoi Theatre
Elena Andreianova
(1819–1857)
Russian Empire
Prima ballerina, Bolshoi Theatre, Mariinsky Ballet
Yelena Andrienko
(born 1972)
Soviet Union
Russian Federation
ballerina, Bolshoi Theatre
Valery Viktorovich Anisimov [ru]
(born 1953)
Soviet Union
Russian Federation
Danseur, Bolshoi Theatre, Teacher
Anna Antonicheva
(born 1973)
Soviet Union
Russian Federation
ballerina, Bolshoi Theatre
Altynai Asylmuratova
(born 1961)
Soviet Union
Russian Federation

Kazakhstan
Prima ballerina, Mariinsky Theatre

Zhanna Ayupova [ru]
(born 1966)
Soviet Union
Russian Federation
Ballerina, Mariinsky Theatre

B

Portrait Person Details Stage Image
Feya Balabina [ru]
(1910–1982)
Russian Empire
Soviet Union
Ballerina, Teacher, Ballet master, Mariinsky Theatre, Mikhaylovsky Theatre, Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet
George Balanchine
(1904–1983)
Russian Empire
Soviet Union
France
United States
(Georgian descent)
Choreographer, balletmaster 		Balanchine was one of the 20th century's foremost choreographers, a balletmaster of the Ballets Russes in France, founding balletmaster (and co-founder) of New York City Ballet: his work created modern ballet, based on his deep knowledge of classical forms and techniques.
Balanchine and Suzanne Farrell in Don Quixote
 Irina Baronova
(1919–2008)
Soviet Union
Romania
France
United States
Switzerland
Russian Federation
Australia
Ballerina, ballet mistress 		She was one of the Baby Ballerinas of the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, discovered by George Balanchine in Paris in the 1930s. She created roles in Léonide Massine's Le Beau Danube (1924), Jeux d'enfants (1932), and Les Présages (1933); and in Bronislava Nijinska's Les Cent Baisers (1935). Between 1940 and 1951 Baronova appeared in several films, and worked as ballet mistress for the 1980 film Nijinsky.
A photo with Baronova's autograph
 Mikhail Baryshnikov
(born 1948)
Soviet Union
United States
Danseur
Mikhail Baryshnikov with Patricia McBride in Le baiser de la fée
Dmitry Belogolovtsev
(born 1973)
Soviet Union
Russian Federation
Danseur, Bolshoi Theatre
Dmitri Belogolovtsev as Abderahman, "Raymonda", Bolshoi Theatre, 2010
Natalia Bessmertnova
(1941–2008)
Soviet Union
Russian Federation
Prima ballerina, Bolshoi Theatre
A scene from ballet "Giselle". Natalia Bessmertnova as Giselle.
Alexander Bogatyrev [ru]
(1949–1998)
Soviet Union
Russian Federation
Danseur, Bolshoi Theatre
Zhanna Bogoroditskaya [ru]
(born 1969)
Soviet Union
Russian Federation
Ballerina, Stanislavski and Nemirovich-Danchenko Moscow Academic Music Theatre
Violetta Bovt
(1927–1995)
United States
Soviet Union
Ballerina, Stanislavski and Nemirovich-Danchenko Moscow Academic Music Theatre
Violetta Bovt and Arkady Nikolaev. 1965
Nikolai Boyarchikov [ru]
(born 1935)
Soviet Union
Russian Federation
Danseur, Ballet master, Mikhaylovsky Theatre
Boris Bregvadze [ru]
(1926–2012)
Soviet Union
Russian Federation
Danseur, Teacher, Mariinsky Theatre
Dmitri Bryantsev [ru]
(1947–2004)
Soviet Union
Russian Federation
Danseur, Ballet master, Stanislavski and Nemirovich-Danchenko Moscow Academic Music Theatre
Yuri Burlaka [ru]
(born 1968)
Soviet Union
Russian Federation
Danseur, Ballet master, Teacher, Moscow State Academy of Choreography, Bolshoi Theatre
Vladimir Bourmeister
(1904–1971)
Russian Empire
Soviet Union
Danseur, Ballet master, Stanislavski and Nemirovich-Danchenko Moscow Academic Music Theatre

C

Portrait Person Details Stage Image
Raissa Calza
(1894–1979)
Russian Empire
Ukraine
Vakhtang Chabukiani
(1910–1992)
Soviet Union
Danseur, Choreographer, Ballet master, Mariinsky Theatre, Tbilisi Opera and Ballet Theatre
Catherine Chislova
(1846–1889)
Russian Empire
Ballerina
Catherine Chislova c. 1865

D

Portrait Person Details Stage Image
Alexandra Danilova
(1903–1997)
Russian Empire
Soviet Union
France
United States
Prima ballerina
Danilova as Fanny Cerrito in Pas de Quatre, 1948
Pavel Dmitrichenko
(born 1984)
Russia
Former principal dancer, Bolshoi Ballet
Natalia Dudinskaya
(1912–2003)
Russian Empire
Soviet Union
Russian Federation
Prima ballerina, Mariinsky Theatre

E

Portrait Person Details Stage Image
Lubov Egorova
(1880–1972)
Russian Empire
France
Ballerina, Mariinsky Theatre
Lubov Egorova in the title role of the choreographer Marius Petipa's and the composer Cesare Pugni's ballet The Blue Dahlia, 1905
Olga Esina
(born 1986)
Soviet Union
Russian Federation
Ballerina 		Olga Esina (in Russian Ольга Есина) is a Russian ballerina who was educated at the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet in St. Petersburg. In 2010 she became First Solo Dancer at the Vienna State Ballet.
Olga Esina and Roman Lazik, "Donauwalzer" Belvedere, Vienna, 1 January 2012

F

Portrait Person Details Stage Image
Nikolai Fadeyechev
(born 1933)
Soviet Union
Russian Federation
Dancer, Teacher, Bolshoi Theater 		Nikolai Fadeyechev was born in Moscow, was a Soviet Russian dancer ballet, was dancer with the Bolshoi Ballet, graduated from the Moscow Ballet School in 1952 and joined the Bolshoi Theatre, danced many principal roles. He danced alongside some of the great ballerinas such as Galina Ulanova in "Giselle" and "Les Sylphides", was a regular partner with Maya Plisetskaya, Raisa Struchkova, Nina Timofeeva, Marina Kondratyeva, Natalia Bessmertnova, Ekaterina Maximova, Ludmila Semenyaka. After that, he became one of the most important teachers and répétiteurs of the Bolshoi Theatre. Nikolay Tsiskaridze, Andrey Uvarov [ru], Sergei Filin, Artem Ovcharenko were among her adepts.
Nikolai Fadeyechev in a scene from Pyotr Tchaikovsky's ballet Swan Lake staged at the State Academic Bolshoi Theater of the USSR. 1 January 1956
 Sergei Filin
(born 1970)
Soviet Union
Russian Federation
Dancer, Artistic Director, Bolshoi Theater
Mikhail Fokine
(1880–1942)
Russian Empire
United States
Danseur
Mikhail Fokine as the hussar in Halte de Cavelerie, Saint Petersburg, c. 1900

G

Portrait Person Details Stage Image
Valentina Ganibalova [ru]
(born 1948)
Soviet Union
Russian Federation
Ballerina, Mariinsky Theatre
Yekaterina Geltzer
(1876–1962)
Russian Empire
Soviet Union
Prima ballerina, Bolshoi Theatre
Elizaveta Gerdt
(1891–1975)
Russian Empire
Soviet Union
Ballerina
Elizaveta Gerdt, Elsa Vill, and Pierre Vladimirov in the "Paquita" Pas de Trois, 1905
 Pavel Gerdt
(1844–1917)
Russian Empire
Premier Danseur Noble
Pavel Gerdt as Pepito in The King's Command or The Pupils of Dupré
 Adelaide Giuri [ru]
(1872–1963)
Italy
Russian Empire
Soviet Union
Ballerina, Bolshoi Theatre, La Scala
Adelaide Giuri [ru] as Odette and Mikhail Mordkin as Prince Siegfried in Alexander Gorsky's staging of the Petipa/Ivanov "Swan Lake" for the Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow, 1901. A young Vera Karalli is seen kneeling.
Alexander Godunov
(1949–1995)
Soviet Union
United States
Danseur
Kasyan Goleizovsky
(1892–1970)
Russian Empire
Soviet Union
Danseur, Choreographer, Ballet master, Bolshoi Theatre
Sofia Golovkina
(1915–2004)
Russian Empire
Soviet Union
Russian Federation
Ballerina, Teacher, Ballet master, Moscow State Academy of Choreography, Bolshoi Theatre
Alexander Gorsky
(1871–1924)
Russian Empire
Soviet Union
Danseur, ballet master, Mariinsky Theatre, Bolshoi Theatre
Ballets by Alexander Gorsky In Philately "Gudule’s Daughter" (a revision of the "La Esmeralda") (1902), "Salammbô" (1910), "Don Quixote" (1900), "Giselle" (1907), "La Bayadère" (1917)
Nadezhda Gracheva
(born 1969)
Soviet Union
Russian Federation
Ballerina, Bolshoi Theatre
A scene from "Raymonda". Nadezhda Gracheva as Raymonda, Bolshoi Theatre, 2010
 Yury Grigorovich
(born 1927)
Soviet Union
Russian Federation
Danseur, Choreographer, Ballet master, Mariinsky Theatre, Bolshoi Theatre 		Yury Nikolayevich Grigorovich is a Soviet and Russian dancer and choreographer who dominated the Russian ballet for 30 years. Grigorovich was born into a family connected with the Imperial Russian Ballet. He graduated from the Leningrad Choreographic School in 1946 and danced as a soloist of the Kirov Ballet until 1962. His staging of Sergey Prokofiev's The Stone Flower (1957) and of The Legend of Love [ru] (1961) brought him acclaim as a choreographer. In 1964 he moved to the Bolshoi Theatre, where he would work as an Artistic director until 1995. His most famous productions at the Bolshoi were "The Legend of Love" (1965, 2002), The Nutcracker (1966), Spartacus (1967), Ivan the Terrible (ballet) [ru] (1975), The Golden Age (1982, 1994, 2006). Other notable productions The Sleeping Beauty (1963, 1973, 2011), Swan Lake (1969, 2001), Romeo and Juliet (1979, 2010), Raymonda (1984, 2003), Giselle (1987), La Bayadère (1991), Don Quixote (1994), Le Corsaire (1994). Сhoreographed for various Russian companies before settling in Krasnodar, where he set up his own company. Grigorovich has been heading the juries of numerous international competitions in classical ballet. After the death of his wife, the great ballerina Natalia Bessmertnova, on 19 February 2008, he has been offered the opportunity to return to the Bolshoi again in the capacity of ballet master and choreographer.
Dmitry Gudanov
(born 1975)
Soviet Union
Russian Federation
Danseur, Bolshoi Theatre
Dmitry Gudanov as Albrecht in "Giselle", Bolshoi Theatre, 21 January 2011

I

Portrait Person Details Stage Image
Avdotia Istomina
(1799–1848)
Russian Empire
Prima ballerina
Lev Ivanov
(1834–1901)
Russian Empire
Danseur, choreographer, ballet master, Mariinsky Theatre
Lev Ivanov costumed as Solor for Act I of "La Bayadère". St. Petersburg, 1877.

K

Portrait Person Details Stage Image
Viktorina Kapitonova
(born 1985)
Russian Federation
Switzerland
Prima ballerina
Vera Karalli
(1889–1972)
Russian Empire
Weimar Republic
Nazi Germany
Austria
Soviet Union
Ballerina, actress
Russian ballerina Vera Karalli, 1910s
 Tatiana Karpakova [ru]
(1812–1842)
Russian Empire
Ballerina, Bolshoi Theater
Tamara Karsavina
(1885–1978)
Russian Empire
United Kingdom
Prima ballerina
Russian ballerina Tamara Karsavina (c. 1912)
Nora Kiss
(1908–1993)
Russian Empire
ballerina, ballet teacher in Paris
Irina Kolpakova
(born 1933)
Soviet Union
Russian Federation
Prima ballerina, Mariinsky Theatre
Evgenia Kolosova
(1780–1869)
Russian Empire
Ballerina
Marina Kondratyeva
(1934–2024)
Soviet Union
Russian Federation
ballerina, Bolshoi Theater
Marina Kondratyeva as Giselle and Maris Liepa as Albrecht in a scene from Act 1 of Adolphe Charles Adam's ballet Giselle staged at the State Academic Bolshoi Theater of the USSR. 1 January 1972
 Theodore Kosloff
(1882–1956)
Russian Empire
United States
Danseur
Theodore Kosloff in Fokine's 1913 production of Scheherazade
Ekaterina Krysanova
(born 1985)
Soviet Union
Russian Federation
Ballerina, Bolshoi Theatre
Ekaterina Krysanova as Aurora in The Sleeping Beauty, Bolshoi Theatre, 2012
 Mathilde Kschessinska
(1872–1971)
Russian Empire
France
Prima ballerina assoluta
Russian ballerina Mathilde Kschessinskaya in "The Talisman", 1905. Mariinsky Theatre, St. Petersburg, Russia
Ninel Kurgapkina
(1929–2009)
Soviet Union
Russian Federation
Ballerina, Teacher, Mariinsky Theatre

L

Portrait Person Details Stage Image
Leonid Lavrovsky
(1905–1967)
Russian Empire
Soviet Union
Danseur, Choreographer, Ballet master, Mariinsky Theatre, Mikhaylovsky Theatre, Bolshoi Theatre
Mikhail Lavronsky
(born 1941)
Soviet Union
Russian Federation
Danseur, Bolshoi Theatre
Larissa Lezhnina
(born 1969)
Russian Federation
Netherlands
Ballerina, Mariinsky Theatre, Dutch National Ballet
Olga Lepeshinskaya
(1916–2008)
Russian Empire
Soviet Union
Russian Federation
Prima ballerina, Bolshoi Theatre
Olga Lepeshinskaya as Kitry in Don Quixote. 1940
 Andris Liepa
(born 1962)
Soviet Union
Russian Federation
Latvia
Danseur, Bolshoi Theatre, Mariinsky Theatre, Theatre director, Theatrical producer
Ilze Liepa
(born 1963)
Soviet Union
Russian Federation
Ballerina, Bolshoi Theatre
Māris Liepa
(1936–1989)
Latvia
Soviet Union
Danseur, Latvian Opera and Ballet Theatre, Bolshoi Theatre
Marina Kondratyeva as Giselle and Maris Liepa as Albrecht in a scene from Act 1 of Adolphe Charles Adam's ballet Giselle staged at the State Academic Bolshoi Theater of the USSR. 1 January 1972
 Serge Lifar
(1905–1986)
Russian Empire
France
Danseur, ballet master
Tamara Toumanova and Serge Lifar in Swan Lake
Ulyana Lopatkina
(born 1973)
Soviet Union
Russian Federation
Prima ballerina, Mariinsky Theatre
Ulyana Lopatkina of the Mariinsky Ballet in Swan Lake at the Royal Opera House. 7 August 2009
 Lydia Lopokova
(1892–1981)
Russian Empire
United Kingdom
Ballerina
Ballerina Lydia Lopokova
Fyodor Lopukhov
(1886–1973)
Russian Empire
Soviet Union
Danseur, Teacher, Choreographer, Ballet master, Mariinsky Theatre, Mikhaylovsky Theatre
Elena Lukom
(1891–1968)
Russian Empire
Soviet Union
Ballerina, Mariinsky Theatre
Elena Lukom and Vladimir Ponomarev as ballet "Les Caprices du Papillon". St. Petersburg, Russia. 1919
Svetlana Lunkina
(born 1979)
Soviet Union
Russian Federation
Prima ballerina, Bolshoi Theatre
Svetlana Lunkina as Odette in Swan Lake, Bolshoi Theatre, 22 May 2011

M

Portrait Person Details Stage Image
Askold Makarov
(1925–2000)
Soviet Union
Russian Federation
Danseur, Choreographer, Teacher, Mariinsky Theatre, Theatre Choreographic Miniatures
Natalia Makarova 2012
Natalia Makarova 2012
 Natalia Makarova
(born 1940)
Soviet Union
United States
prima ballerina assoluta
Choreographer, Teacher, Kirov Ballet 		Defected to the West in 1970. Initially active with the Royal Ballet then settled in US and active globally
Yulia Makhalina
(born 1968)
Soviet Union
Russian Federation
Prima ballerina, Mariinsky Theatre
Léonide Massine
(1896–1979)
Russian Empire
Danseur, choreographer
Valery Maximov

(born 1971)

Soviet Union

Russian Federation

Danseur, choreographer, Actor

Ekaterina Maximova
(1939–2009)
Soviet Union
Russian Federation
Prima ballerina, Bolshoi Theatre 		Ekaterina Sergeevna Maximova was a Soviet and Russian ballerina of international renown. Maximova was coached by the legendary ballerina Galina Ulanova. Her greatest successes were the roles of Kitri in Don Quixote, Clara (called Maria in the Bolshoi production) in The Nutcracker, and the title roles in Giselle and Cinderella. Maximova performed with the Bolshoi Ballet from 1958 until 1980, often performing opposite her husband Vladimir Vasiliev. She and her husband gained wide exposure for their appearances in Franco Zeffirelli's filmed version of Giuseppe Verdi's opera La traviata (1983). When the Bolshoi Ballet toured to the United States for the first time in 1959, Maximova also performed as a guest artist with the Metropolitan Opera in leading roles in The Stone Flower and other ballets. Following her career as a dancer, Maximova was a coach with the ballet and a member of the GITIS Institute faculty. After that, she became one of the most important teachers and répétiteurs of the Bolshoi Theatre. Galina Stepanenko, Svetlana Lunkina, Marianna Ryzhkina, Anna Nikulina were among her adepts.
Yekaterina Maksimova (R) as Kitri and Vladimir Vasilyev as Basilio in a scene from Ludwig Minkus' ballet Don Quixote staged at the State Academic Bolshoi Theater of the USSR. 1 January 1971
Asaf Messerer
(1903–1992)
Russian Empire
Soviet Union
Danseur, choreographer
Sulamith Messerer
(1908–2004)
Russian Empire
Soviet Union
United Kingdom
Japan
Ballerina,choreographer
Galina Mezentseva
(born 1952)
Soviet Union
Russian Federation
United States
Ballerina, Mariinsky Theatre
Igor Moiseyev
(1906–2007)
Soviet Union
Russian Federation
Ballet master, Igor Moiseyev Ballet
Irek Mukhamedov OBE
(born 1960)
Tatarstan
Soviet Union
United Kingdom
Senior Principal Dancer, Bolshoi Ballet, The Royal Ballet 		Awarded the Hans Christian Andersen Award for best dancer in the world in 1988. Defected to the West in 1990. Settled in the United Kingdom where he performed in leading roles before taking up choreography.
Vladimir Muravlev
(born 1974)
Uzbekistan
Russia
Principal Dancer, Moscow Classical Ballet

N

Portrait Person Details Stage Image
Anastasia Nabokina
(1971–)
Russian
Soviet Union
Russia
Bronislava Nijinska
(1891–1972)
Polish
Russian Empire
United States
Prima Ballerina, choreographer
Vaslav Nijinsky
(1890–1950)
Polish
Russian Empire
Danseur, choreographer
Nijinsky in Le Spectre de la Rose
 Irma Nioradze
(born 1969)
Soviet Union
Georgia
Russian Federation
Ballerina, Mariinsky Theatre
Cleo Nordi
(1898–1983)
Kronstadt
Russian Empire
Ballerina with Anna Pavlova, choreographer
ballet teacher Sadler's Wells Ballet, London
Rudolf Nureyev
(1938–1993)
Soviet Union
France
Austria
Danseur, choreographer, Mariinsky Theatre, Paris Opera

O

Portrait Person Details Stage Image
Evgenia Obraztsova
(born 1984)
Soviet Union
Russian Federation
Prima Ballerina, Mariinsky Theatre, Bolshoi Theatre
Evgenia Obraztsova dancing "The Sleeping Beauty", Royal Opera House, London, November 2009
Natalia Osipova
(born 1986)
Soviet Union
Russian Federation
Ballerina, Bolshoi Theatre, Mikhaylovsky Theatre
Natalia Osipova in an extract from "Flames of Paris", at the October 2011 reopening gala of the Bolshoi Theatre
 Artem Ovcharenko
(born 1986)
Soviet Union
Russian Federation
Dancer, Bolshoi Theatre
Artem Ovcharenko as Jean de Brienne, "Raymonda", Bolshoi Theatre, 2010

P

Portrait Person Details Stage Image
Valery Panov
(born 1938)
Soviet Union
Israel
Danseur, choreographer, Mariinsky Theatre
Daria Pavlenko
(born 1978)
Soviet Union
Russian Federation
Prima ballerina, Mariinsky Theatre
Anna Pavlova
(1881–1931)
Russian Empire
The Netherlands
Prima ballerina
Anna Pavlova in the Fokine/Saint-Saëns The Dying Swan, Saint Petersburg, 1905
Nadezhda Pavlova
(born 1956)
Soviet Union
Russian Federation
Prima ballerina, Bolshoi Theatre
Marie Petipa
(1857–1930)
Russian Empire
France
Ballerina
Marius Petipa
(1818–1910)
France
Russian Empire
Danseur, choreographer, ballet master, Mariinsky Theatre
Ballets by Marius Petipa In Philately "Paquita" (1847), "The Sleeping Beauty" (1890), "Swan Lake" (1895), "Raymonda" (1898)
 Maya Plisetskaya
(1925–2015)
Soviet Union
Russian Federation
Lithuania
Spain
Prima ballerina assoluta, Bolshoi Theatre
Maya Plisetskaya performing in Carmen (Carmen Suite). 1974
 Olga Preobrajenska
(1871–1962)
Russian Empire
France
Ballerina, Mariinsky Theatre
Olga Preobrajenska in the title role of the choreographer Louis Méranté's and the composer Léo Delibes's ballet "Sylvia", Mariinski-Ballett, 1901

R

Portrait Person Details Stage Image
Tatiana Riabouchinska
(1917–2000)
Russian Empire
France
United States
Ballerina
Ida Rubinstein
(1883–1960)
Russian Empire
France
Ballerina, actress
Farukh Ruzimatov
(1963–)
Tashkent, Uzbekistan>br />Uzbek-Russian
Danseur, Assistant Artistic Director
Marianna Ryzhkina
(????–)
Russia
Ballerina

S

Portrait Person Details Stage Image
Galina Samsova
(1937–2021)
Russia
Ballerina
Olga Sapphire
(1907–1981)
Russian Empire
Japan
Danseur, Teacher, Nihon Gekijō (Tokyo) 		Olga Ivanovna Pavlova trained at both the Leningrad State Choreographic Institute and Moscow Choreographic School and performed throughout Russia until her marriage in the early 1930s to a Japanese diplomat. Moving to Japan in 1936, she was influential in establishing ballet in Japan.
Sapphire performing in Giselle, Tokyo, 1936
Gennady Selutsky [ru]
(born 1936)
Soviet Union
Russian Federation
Danseur, Teacher, Mariinsky Theatre, Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet
Ludmila Semenyaka
(born 1952)
Soviet Union
Russian Federation
Ballerina, Bolshoi Theatre
Lyudmila Semenyaka (left) and Nikolai Kovmir (right) performing at the 1st international ballet contest in Moscow. 1 June 1969
Nina Semizorova [ru]
(born 1956)
Soviet Union
Russian Federation
Ballerina, Bolshoi Theatre
Marina Semyonova
(1908–2010)
Russian Empire
Soviet Union
Russian Federation
Prima ballerina assoluta, Teacher, Mariinsky Theatre, Bolshoi Theatre 		Marina Timofeyevna Semyonova was the first Soviet-trained prima ballerina. She was born in Saint-Petersburg. She was named a People's Artist of the USSR in 1975. She worked in the Kirov Ballet until 1930, transferred to the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow. Semyonova was guest with the Paris Opéra Ballet in 1935 where she danced Giselle with Serge Lifar. She received the Stalin Prize for 1941 and retired in 1952. After that, she became one of the most important teachers and répétiteurs of the Bolshoi Theatre. Natalia Bessmertnova, Marina Kondratyeva, Nadezhda Pavlova, Nina Sorokina, Ludmila Semenyaka, Nina Timofeeva, Nina Ananiashvili, Galina Stepanenko and Nikolay Tsiskaridze were among her adepts. In 2003, she won the Prix Benois de la Danse for lifetime achievement. Semyonova retired from her coaching duties at the age of 96, died on 9 June 2010 in her home in Moscow, three days before her 102nd birthday.
Konstantin Sergeyev
(1910–1992)
Russian Empire
Soviet Union
Russian Federation
Danseur, Choreographer, Mariinsky Theatre
Alla Shelest
(1919–1998)
Soviet Union
Russian Federation
Prima ballerina, Mariinsky Theatre
Maria Shirinkina
(born 1987)
Soviet Union
Russian Federation
Prima Ballerina, Mariinsky Theatre, Bayerisches Staatsballett
Vladimir Shklyarov
(born 1985)
Soviet Union
Russian Federation
Premier Danseur, Mariinsky Theatre, Bayerisches Staatsballett
Daniil Simkin
Russian Federation
Premier Danseur, American Ballet Theatre
Yuri Soloviev
(1940–1977)
Soviet Union
Premier Danseur, Mariinsky Theatre
Alina Somova
(born 1985)
Soviet Union
Russian Federation
Ballerina, Mariinsky Theatre
Alina Somova in a scene from Pyotr Tchaikovsky's ballet Sleeping Beauty
Nina Sorokina
(1942–2011)
Elektrostal, Soviet Union
Russian
Ballerina, Ballet Bolshoi
Olga Spessivtseva
(1895–1991)
Russian Empire
Soviet Union
France
United States
Prima ballerina, Mariinsky Theatre
Russian Prima ballerina Olga Spessivtseva as Odette in Swan Lake, 1934
Galina Stepanenko
(born 1966)
Soviet Union
Russian Federation
Ballerina, Bolshoi Theatre
Galina Stepanenko as Aegina from ballet Spartacus, Bolshoi Theatre
Raisa Struchkova
(1925–2005)
Soviet Union
Russian Federation
Ballerina, Bolshoi Theatre
Raisa Struchkova as Aurora in a scene from Pyotr Tchaikovsky's ballet Sleeping Beauty staged at the State Academic Bolshoi Theater of the USSR. 1 March 1954
 Mariia Surovshchikova-Petipa
(1836–1882)
Russian Empire
Prima ballerina

T

Portrait Person Details Stage Image
Tamara Tchinarova
(1919–2017)
Bessarabia
France
Australia
United Kingdom
(Armenian, Georgian and Ukrainian descent)
ballerina, Ballet Russe de Monte-Carlo, choreographer 		Trained in Paris by Preobrajenska, Tchinarova was closely associated with Balanchine's Baby Ballerinas and a member of Wassily de Basil's Original Ballet Russe, and Les Ballets 1933. In Australia she created roles for the Kirsova Ballet and for Edouard Borovansky. She worked on films with husband, Peter Finch. Settled in the UK from 1948 she was an English/Russian interpreter for ballet companies and author of dancer biographies and history.
Tamara Tchinarova in Les Présages, Sydney, between 6 December 1936 and January 1939 - photo Max Dupain
Vadim Tedeev [ru]
(1946–2011)
Soviet Union
Russian Federation
Dancer, Stanislavski and Nemirovich-Danchenko Moscow Academic Music Theatre
Ekaterina Telesheva
(1804–1857)
Russian Empire
Ballerina, Bolshoi Kamenny Theatre
Viktoria Tereshkina
(born 1983)
Soviet Union
Russian Federation
Prima ballerina, Mariinsky Theatre
Vasily Tikhomirov
(1876–1956)
Russian Empire
Soviet Union
dancer, Ballet master, Teacher, Bolshoi Theatre
Nina Timofeeva
(born 1935)
Soviet Union
Russian Federation
Israel
Ballerina, Mariinsky Theatre, Bolshoi Theatre
Liudmila Titova
(born 1987)
Russian Federation
Prima ballerina, Director, Royal Moscow Ballet 		Liudmila Titova (Russian: Людмила Титова) was born 9 October 1987 in Moscow, Russia, and has been called the "one of the most celebrated ballet dancer and ballet teacher in the world." Born in Moscow, Russia, Liudmila Titova started dancing at the age of seven years based on recommendation from her doctor to help with a problem with her back. She joined the school's dance club and found herself dancing every day. At the age of 10, she took a three-day examination and physical and was only seven out of 105 applicants admitted into the Bolshoi Academy of Ballet, also known as the Moscow State Academy of Choreography, where her area of study became, "Theatre of Classical Ballet" by Smirnov-Golovanov. For the next eight years, Titova trained eight hours per day, six days per week. After graduating the world-renown, prestigious Bolshoi Academy of Ballet, Liudmila Titova went to work for the Royal Moscow Ballet Company. The Royal Moscow Ballet Company is located in Moscow, Russia, so Liudmila Titova was able to stay in her native Moscow. At the early age just 19, Liudmila was given leading a role in one of the world's most coveted plays, "Cinderella". This unimaginable feat is unheard of in the Ballet realm, where leading roles are generally earned by ballet dancers after many years or performances, usually after the age of 25. Liudmila was such a success, she went on to be the lead in other famous plays, such as "The Nutcracker," "Don Quixote," "Giselle," "Bolero," "Carmen," "Romeo and Juliet," "Sleeping Beauty," "Swan Lake," and "The Time."

In 2014, at the age of 26, Liudmila Titova was promoted to the position of the General Director of the Royal Moscow Ballet.

Nikolay Tsiskaridze
(born 1973)
Soviet Union
Georgia
Russian Federation
dancer, Bolshoi Theatre 		Nikolay Tsiskaridze, also spelled Ziskaridze, one of the most decorated Russian dancers, was a premier dancer of the Bolshoi Ballet for 21 years. Ethnically Georgian, he was born in Tbilisi on 31 December 1973. He joined the Moscow Ballet School in 1987 and was admitted into the Bolshoi Ballet in 1991. In 1992 Tsiskaridze joined the ballet company of the Bolshoi Theater. The then artistic director Yuri Grigorovich saw Nikolai at the graduation exam. At the theater he had the good fortune to enter the class of prominent ballerina Marina Semyonova, and as Nikolai says, became his second mother. The legendary Galina Ulanova also assisted him. Over the course of his dance career he performed more than 70 roles in major classical works. One of the best ballet princes, he is equally convincing in modern choreographies. Roland Petit, who staged "La Dame de Pique" in 2001, created the role of Hermann especially for Tsiskaridze. In 1996, he graduated from the Teacher Training Department of the Moscow Ballet Academy and since 2003 had been teaching a daily ballet class at the Bolshoi Theatre combining his dance career with coaching. Besides, since 2004 he had been also teaching at the Moscow Ballet Academy. He became the youngest person to be named a People's Artist of Russia (2001). He received the State Prize of the Russian Federation in 2001 and 2003 and the Prix Benois de la Danse in 1999. During his career he received many honours - Silver medal at the Osaka Ballet Competition (1995), Golden medal at the Moscow Ballet Competition (1997), Honoured Artist of Russia (1997), Russian Golden Mask theatrical prize (1998, 2000, 2003),Benois de la Danse (1999), Order of Honour of the Republic of Georgia (2003), Danza&Danza award as best dancer of the year 2003, Triumph prize (2004), Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres de la République Française (2006), People's Artist of North Osetia —Alania Republic (2013). In 2014, Tsiskaridze graduated as a Master of Law at Kutafin Moscow State Law University. On 29 Nov 2014 Tsiskaridze was elected as Rector of Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet in Saint Petersburg, est. in 1738.
Tsiskaridze in 2017
 Tamara Toumanova
(1919–1996)
Russian SFSR
France
United States
(Georgian descent)
Prima ballerina, choreographer 		Trained in Paris by Preobrajenska, Toumanova was one of Balanchine's Baby Ballerinas and a close colleague of Léonide Massine. She made her debut in the children's ballet L'Éventail de Jeanne. Nicknamed The Black Pearl of the Russian Ballet, she performed in Balanchine's Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme and Le Palais de Cristal. She appeared in Hollywood films, including The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes, Tonight We Sing (playing Anna Pavlova), Deep in My Heart, Days of Glory, and Alfred Hitchcock's Torn Curtain.
Tamara Toumanova in 1932


U

Portrait Person Details Stage Image
Galina Ulanova
(1910–1998)
Russian Empire
Soviet Union
Russian Federation
Prima ballerina assoluta, Mariinsky Theatre, Bolshoi Theatre 		Trained under Agrippina Vaganova and her own mother, a ballerina of the Imperial Russian Ballet, Ulanova joined the Mariinsky Theatre in 1928. After 1944 she became a prima ballerina assoluta in Bolshoi Theatre. In 1945 she danced the title role in the world premiere of Prokofiev's Cinderella. On her first international tour in 1956 she achieved enormous success. Having retired from the stage in 1960, Ulanova coached many generations of the Russian dancers. After that, she became one of the most important teachers and répétiteurs of the Bolshoi Theatre. Ekaterina Maximova, Vladimir Vasiliev, Svetlana Adyrkhaeva, Nina Timofeeva, Ludmila Semenyaka, Nina Semizorova [ru], Alla Mikhalchenko [ru], Nadezhda Gracheva and Nikolay Tsiskaridze were among her adepts.
Galina Ulanova, as Juliet (right), and Yury Zhdanov [ru] as Romeo in Sergei Prokofiev's ballet "Romeo And Juliet". 1 October 1954
Andrey Uvarov [ru]
(born 1971)
Soviet Union
Russian Federation
Dancer, Bolshoi Theatre
Svetlana Zakharova and Andrey Uvarov in Swan Lake, Bolshoi Theatre, 28.10.2011

V

Portrait Person Details Stage Image
Agrippina Vaganova
(1879–1951)
Russian Empire
Soviet Union
Ballerina, Teacher, ballet master 		Agrippina Yakovlevna Vaganova was a Russian ballet teacher who developed the Vaganova method – the technique which derived from the teaching methods of the old Imperial Ballet School (today the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet) under the Premier Maître de Ballet Marius Petipa throughout the mid to late 19th century, though mostly throughout the 1880s and 1890s. It was Vaganova who perfected and cultivated this form of teaching the art of classical ballet into a workable syllabus. Her Fundamentals of the Classical Dance (1934) remains a standard textbook for the instruction of ballet technique. Her technique is one of the most popular techniques today. Among Vaganova's dance alumnae were the distinguished Soviet ballerinas Marina Semenova, Olga Jordan [ru], Galina Ulanova, Tatiana Vecheslova [ru], Feya Balabina [ru], Natalia Dudinskaya, Alla Shelest, Nonna Yastrebova [ru], Olga Moiseeva [ru], Ludmilla Safronova [ru], Ninel Kurgapkina, Alla Osipenko and Irina Kolpakova. Shortly after her death, on 1 November 1957, the Choreographic College on Rossi street was renamed in her honor; in 1961, it received the title of "academic" and in 1991 it began to use the name Agrippina Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet.
Agrippina Vaganova in "La Esmeralda". St. Petersburg, circa 1910.
Ivan Vasiliev
(born 1989)
Russian Federation
Danseur
Ivan Vasiliev in an extract from Spartacus, at the October 2011 re-opening gala of the Bolshoi Theatre
Vladimir Vasiliev
(born 1940)
Soviet Union
Russian Federation
Danseur, Bolshoi Theatre 		Vladimir Viktorovich Vasiliev a Russian ballet dancer, was premier dancer with the Bolshoi Ballet, and was best known for his role of Spartacus and his powerful leaps and turns, graduated from the Moscow Ballet School in 1958 (his teachers included Aleksey Yermolayev) and joined the Bolshoi Ballet. He became a premier dancer who made enormous contributions to the development of classical male dance; he came to embody the strong new Bolshoi male. He was the first dancer to be given the award la médaille d’or du meilleur danseur du Monde ("The Gold Medal of the World’s Best Dancer"); subsequently Mikhail Baryshnikov and Patrick Dupond were also awarded the distinction. Russia's influential ballet critic and choreographer Fyodor Lopukhov called him "God of the dance … A miracle in art, perfection". Numerous roles were created for him, and he performed throughout the world, usually partnering his wife, Bolshoi prima ballerina Ekaterina Maximova. Among the most notable were those created by Yuri Grigorovich, who gave him the principal roles in his original productions of Spartacus, The Nutcracker, Ivan the Terrible. Nonetheless, he and Maximova gleaned wide exposure for their appearances in Franco Zeffirelli's filmed version of Giuseppe Verdi's opera La traviata (1983). Both performed in Spanish costume (Vasiliev as a matador) in the divertissements composed for the equivalent of Act II, scene 2. Besides Maximova, Vasiliev's famous partners included: Galina Ulanova, Maya Plisetskaya, Alicia Alonso, Carla Fracci, Rita Poelvoorde and Ambra Vallo.
Vladimir Vasilyev as Nutcracker Prince in scene from Pyotr Tchaikovsky's ballet The Nutcracker staged at the State Academic Bolshoi Theater of the USSR. 1 March 1966
 Ekaterina Vazem
(1848–1937)
Russian Empire
Soviet Union
Prima ballerina, Teacher, Bolshoi Kamenny Theatre, Mariinsky Theatre
Ekaterina Vazem costumed as Nikiya for Act II of "La Bayadère". St. Petersburg, 1877.
Tatiana Vecheslova [ru]
(1910–1991)
Russian Empire
Soviet Union
Prima ballerina, Mariinsky Theatre
Oleg Vinogradov
(born 1937)
Soviet Union
Russian Federation
Danseur, Ballet master, Choreographer, Teacher, 		Mikhaylovsky Theatre, Mariinsky Theatre
Diana Vishneva
(born 1976)
Soviet Union
Russian Federation
Prima ballerina, Mariinsky Theatre 		Vishneva is one of the 21st century's leading dancers; she is a prima ballerina at the Mariinsky Ballet since 1995 and performs as a guest in ABT since 2005, as well as on other world scenes. Her repertoire includes Don Quixote, Romeo and Juliet, La Bayadère, Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake, and Giselle. She also performs in George Balanchine's Jewels and Kenneth MacMillan's Manon.
Paquita pas de trois
Paquita pas de trois
 Pierre Vladimiroff
(1893–1970)
Russian Empire
France
United States
Danseur
Performing Paquita with Elza Vill [ru] and Elizaveta Gerdt, 1905
 Anastasia Volochkova
(born 1976)
Russia
Ballerina
Stella Voskovetskaya
Stella Voskovetskaya
 Stella Voskovetskaya
(born 1965)
Soviet Union
United States
Ballet dancer, Choreographer, Mariinsky Theatre 		Stella Voskovetskaya, Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet graduate, Founder and Artistic Director of Illinois Classical Ballet. created a unique and very effective system of training where she blended elements of training from Vaganova ballet school, where the training program for children is truly unique and was tested for centuries and unusually effective system barre au sol developed by Boris Knyazev

That program significantly speed up and improve the training of young ballet dancers, helped with correcting posture, turnout in all three positions, flexibility and balance

Y

Portrait Person Details Stage Image
Leonid Yakobson
(1904–1975)
Russian Empire
Soviet Union
Danseur, Choreographer, Ballet master, Mariinsky Theatre
Aleksey Yermolayev
(1910–1975)
Russian Empire
Soviet Union
Danseur, Choreographer, Teacher, Mariinsky Theatre, Bolshoi Theatre
Marina Semyonova as the Princess and Aleksey Yermolayev as the Nutcracker in The Nutcracker staged at the State Academic Bolshoi Theatre, 1939.

Z

Portrait Person Details Stage Image
Rostislav Zakharov
(1907–1984)
Russian Empire
Soviet Union
Danseur, Teacher, Choreographer, Ballet master, Theatre director, Mariinsky Theatre, Bolshoi Theatre
Svetlana Zakharova
(born 1979)
Soviet Union
Russia
Prima ballerina, Bolshoi Theatre
Svetlana Zakharova and Andrei Merkuriev in 2006

See also

References

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