Ballerina celebrities

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Alexandra Danilova Facts

Alexandra Danilova was born on November 20, 1903 in Peterhoff, Russia. She is known for her work on The Turning Point (1977), The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (1989) and Spanish Fiesta (1942). She was married to Kazimir

Leanne Benjamin Facts

Leanne Faye Benjamin AM OBE (born 13 July 1964 in Rockhampton, Queensland) is a retired Australian ballet dancer who was a principal dancer with the Royal Ballet in London.

Nadezhda Pavlova Facts

Nadezhda Pavlova (born May 15, 1956) is a Russian Chuvash ballerina of the late 20th century, People’s Artist of the USSR, People’s Artist of the Chuvashia, professor.

Anastasiya Volochkova Facts

Anastasia Volochkova (Russian: Анастасия Волочкова; born 20 January 1976) is a Russian prima ballerina.

Elisabetta Terabust Facts

Agrippina Vaganova Facts

Agrippina Yakovlevna Vaganova (Russian: Агриппина Яковлевна Ваганова; June 26, 1879 – November 5, 1951) was a Russian ballet teacher who developed the Vaganova method – the technique which derived from the teaching metho

Maya Plisetskaya Facts

Maya Mikhailovna Plisetskaya (Russian: Ма́йя Миха́йловна Плисе́цкая; 20 November 1925 – 2 May 2015) was a Soviet-born ballet dancer, choreographer, ballet director, and actress, who held Spanish and Lithuanian citizenship.

Zenaida Yanowsky Facts

Zenaida Yanowsky is a Spanish ballet dancer and principal dancer with the Royal Ballet in London.

Anna Johansson Facts

Anna Christianovna Johansson (Russian: Анна Христиановна Иогансон) (1860-1917), was a Russian ballerina who danced with the St. Petersburg Imperial Ballet.

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Tamara Rojo Facts

Tamara Rojo (born 17 May 1974) is a Spanish ballet dancer. She is the artistic director of the English National Ballet, as well as a lead principal dancer. She was previously a principal dancer with The Royal Ballet, and continues to perform with the

Svetlana Adyrkhaeva Facts

Svetlana Adyrkhaeva (born May 12, 1938) (Russian: Светлана Дзантемировна Адырхаева) is an Ossetian and Soviet ballerina who was awarded People’s Artist of the USSR in 1984.