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Also Known As Leonid Mikhaylovich Lavrovsky
Born June 18, 1905 • St. Petersburg
Died November 26, 1967 (aged 62) • Paris • France • France
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Russian dancer, choreographer, teacher, and director
Aleksandr Gorsky
Russian dancer and choreographer
Nijinsky in Paris
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Russian dancer
Alexei Ratmansky
Russian dancer and choreographer
Yuri Grigorovich
Yuri Grigorovich
Russian dancer and choreographer
Konstantin Mikhailovich Sergeyev
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Sylvie Guillem
Sylvie Guillem
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Bronislava Nijinska
American dancer, choreographer, and teacher
Medusa
Michel Fokine
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Rudolf Nureyev performing in Flower Festival at Genzano.
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Soviet-born dancer
Léonide Massine
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Russian ballerina
Mikhail Baryshnikov performing with the Bolshoi Ballet
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Russian-American dancer
Alexander Godunov
Alexander Godunov
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Lev Ivanov
Russian dancer
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Benois, Alexandre: illustration of a set design
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Pina Bausch
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Ross, Herbert
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American dancer and film director