In the 1960s Maya Plisetskaya succeeded Galina Ulanova as prima ballerina of this company
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Maya Plisetskaya | Beautiful Ballet | Pinterest | Maya  Maya Mikhailovna Plisetskaya - Russian ballet dancer, prima ballerina assoluta of ..... husband Rodion Shchedrin to write her a balletic version of Carmen in the 1960s. ..... Maya Plisetskaya rehearsing with Galina Ulanova, Dancers. .... and, with her own company, became the first ballerina to tour ballet around the world.
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Flamboyant Dancer Was Wayward Boy of Soviet Ballet - The New ...  Aug 24, 1979 ... Aleksandr Godunov's defection from the Bolshoi Ballet not only brings to ... It is no secret that Mr. Grigorovich, supported by the retired ballerina Galina Ulanova, is at ... with Miss Plisetskaya, the company's 54yearold prima ballerina. ... the brink of the 1960's, he has been the wayward boy of Soviet ballet.
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Maya Plisetskaya - Wikipedia  Maya Mikhailovna Plisetskaya was a Soviet-born ballet dancer, choreographer, ballet director, and actress, who held Spanish and Lithuanian citizenship. She danced during the Soviet era at the same time as Galina Ulanova, another famed Russian ballerina. ... In 1960 she ascended to Ulanova's former title as prima ballerina assoluta of...
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Galina Ulanova - Wikipedia  Galna Sergyevna Ulnova was a Russian ballet dancer. She is frequently cited as being one ... Occupation, Prima ballerina assoluta. Employer, Mariinsky ... Maya Plisetskaya: "Ulanova has created her own style, has schooled us to it.
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Celebrated Russian ballerina Maya Plisetskaya dies at 89 - LA Times  May 5, 2015 ... Maya Plisetskaya, the celebrated Russian ballerina famous for her swan-like ... She was the prima ballerina who could not tour with her company, the ... and 35 when she succeeded Galina Ulanova as prima ballerina, the...
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Galina Ulanova | Russian ballerina | Britannica.com  Galina Ulanova, in full Galina Sergeyevna Ulanova (born December 26, ... Another important creation in L.M. Lavrovsky's Romeo and Juliet (1940) ... prominent Russian ballet company, part of the Mariinsky Theatre of Opera and Ballet in St. Petersburg. .... In the world of fashion, what's old is frequently made new again.
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Finding Aid of the Grell/Colefax Collection on Russian Ballet 0315  The Bolshoi Ballet, founded in 1776 and established at the Bolshoi Theatre in 1825 ... include Galina Ulanova, Maya Plisetskaya, Raisa Struchkova, Yuri Zhdanov, ... The Bolshoi first toured the United States in 1959; for the time frame that is the .... of the Bolshoi's 200th Jubilee (1975-1976), and he met many of the Bolshoi's...
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The History of George Balanchine and the New York City Ballet ...  The first of these, with its ravishing Stravinsky score and its astonishing new ... The new company was called Ballet Society, its sporadic performances were to be ... In the spring of 1948, Ballet Society was performing at the New York City Center, ... the company to change its name and to make City Center its official home.
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Tamara Karsavina Dancing Flame - Viola.bz  Tamara Karsavina Dancing Flame, Russian ballet dancer, great ballerinas, Mathilde ... The first major success brought Karsavina to cooperation with Mikhail Fokin. As one ... by Igor Stravinsky's music in the costume designs by Leon Bakst for 1910 ... from the Russian booth (Petrouchka) and the virgin-Bird (The Firebird).
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The History of George Balanchine and the New York City Ballet ...  In 1924, as part of a small touring group called the Soviet State Dancers, which ... Within a year, he had made Balanchine his chief choreographer, and it was under .... And as for having a real home at last24 years after leaving Russiait ..... Maria Tallchief, for a dozen years the unproclaimed prima ballerina of City Ballet,...
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(E) Mia Slavenska, Croatian-American Ballerina Dies  Oct 9, 2002 ... Mia Slavenska, a ballerina celebrated both for her authoritative techniqueand for ... She appeared with it at its New York debut in 1938 and danced coastto coast ... One of her most surprising roles was that of Blanche DuBois in "A ... choreographed in 1952 for the Slavenska-FranklinBallet, a touring group...
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Prima ballerina | Define Prima ballerina at Dictionary.com  Prima ballerina definition, the principal ballerina in a ballet company. See more. ... Expand. 1895-1900. 1895-1900; < Italian: literally, first ballerina.
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Ballet1 Flashcards | Quizlet  The Royal Winnipeg Ballet is known as the oldest major ballet company in this ... Former Royal Ballet dancer Celia Franca founded the National Ballet of this ..... "Hamlet" ballet premiered in 1942, Margot Fonteyn danced this ingenue role ..... This late ballet star of Tartar ancestry was Margot Fonteyn's best-known partner.
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Maria Tallchief, Dazzling Ballerina, Dies at 88 - The New York Times  Apr 12, 2013 ... Maria Tallchief, a Dazzling Ballerina and Muse for Balanchine, Dies at 88 ... When you thought of Russian ballet, it was Ulanova, he said an interview on Friday. ... and a Scottish-Irish mother, Ms. Tallchief left Oklahoma at an early age, .... many striking roles for her, including those of the Swan Queen in his...
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Maria Tallchief - Wikipedia  Elizabeth Marie "Betty" Tall Chief was considered America's first major prima ballerina, and was ... The combination of Balanchine's difficult choreography and Tallchief's ... Her father grew up rich as a result, never working "a day in his life." In her .... At the Ballet Russe, the Russian ballerinas frequently feuded with American...
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Margot Fonteyn - Wikipedia  Known for, Ballet. Title, Prima ballerina assoluta. Spouse(s), Roberto Arias. Dame Margot Fonteyn de Arias, DBE (18 May 1919  21 February 1991), was an English ballerina. She spent her entire career as a dancer with the Royal Ballet, eventually ... Fonteyn began her greatest artistic partnership at a time when many people...
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Famous Dancers Exam 1 Flashcards | Quizlet  She became prima ballerina in 1918 of the Maryinska Theatre Ballet ..... -First person to win a Tony award, (Pippen) Academy Award (Cabaret movie), and ... Horton Dance Theatre before she joined with Alvin Ailey in 1954 to dance on ... She defected to the West in 1970 and began performing with AB and the Royal Ballet.
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j-ballet Flashcards | Quizlet  BALLET 4 Indian ballerinas were featured in "Four Moons", a 1967 ballet ... BALLET It's the number of dancers you need to perform Vicente Nebrada's ballet...
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George Balanchine (1904-1983) - Dance Heritage Coalition  the most important ballet choreographer of the 20th century. ... musicality, and the rhythms of modern. American life ... composer, and Maria Nikolayevena. Vassilyeva .... garde dance group inspired Balanchine to found the ... friend Misia Sert, and all four dancers were asked to ..... of George Gershwin, Who Cares (1970).
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MARIA TALLCHIEF MEMORIAL & STUDY GUIDE American Indian ...  MARIA TALLCHIEF MEMORIAL & STUDY GUIDE American Indian Osage Nation First Native American Prima Ballerina. ELIZABETH MARIA TALLCHIEF is famous for being the first American prima ballerina for the New York City Ballet. Born in Fairfax, Oklahoma, 1925, Maria's father was an Oasge Indian tribal chief.
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History of ballet - Wikipedia  Ballet is a formalized form of dance with its origins in the Italian Renaissance courts of the 15th ... Soon ballet spread around the world with the formation of new companies, .... In many performances, ballet heroes were played by a woman, like the .... There was little talent left in the country after the Revolution, but it was...