[DOC] [TLE] Natalia Makarova - Wikipedia [PAR] Natalia Romanovna Makarova is a Soviet-Russian-born prima ballerina and 
choreographer. ... She defected to the West in 1970 while on tour with the Kirov in 
London. Soon after defecting, Makarova began performing with the American 
Ballet Theatre ... When she first arrived in the West, Makarova was eager to 
expand her... [DOC] [TLE] Dancing their way to freedom: 4 great Soviet ballet defectors ... [PAR] Aug 11, 2015 ... Russian dancers Galina Panova and her husband Valery Panov are ... the time, 
had been dancing for many years for Leningrad's Kirov Ballet ... Baryshnikov has 
never returned to Russia since his defection. ... At first she was at the rehearsal, 
later she had to perform, and later ... 18 October  30 October... [DOC] [TLE] Alla OsipenkoBeauty and Subversion in Soviet Ballet - Oxford ... [PAR] At Leningrad's Kirov Ballet, Osipenko's lines, shapes, and movement both 
exemplified ... An internationally acclaimed ballerina at the height of her career, 
she had to ... years after the Russian Revolution, but she was raised almost in a 
cocoon of .... For the first time since 1961, Osipenko visited the West with the 
Kirov when it... [DOC] [TLE] Natalia Makarova in Triumphant Return to Soviet Stage - latimes [PAR] Feb 2, 1989 ... 'I have no words," the 49-year-old dancer said after performing on the Kirov 
Theater stage for the first time since her defection in 1970. "I am so... [DOC] [TLE] After 19 Years, Makarova Returns to Kirov - latimes [PAR] Feb 1, 1989 ... YOU ARE HERE: LAT HomeCollectionsKirov Ballet ... It is the first time since 
she left that she has seen her mother, stepfather and... [DOC] [TLE] Kirov Ballet - Topics [PAR] The Mariinsky Ballet is the parent company of the Vaganova Ballet Academy , a 
... In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, the Imperial Russian Ballet soon rose 
to ..... After a promising start in the Kirov Ballet in Leningrad , he defected to ..... It's 
there where she was to dance many of her leading roles for the first time,... [DOC] [TLE] American Ballet Theatre | 75th Anniversary [PAR] Posters described the company as America's First Ballet Theatre Presents .... Not 
since the early days of the Company had the dancers of ABT been ... of dancer-
choreographers whose experiences in the Mariinsky Theater were still fresh in 
their minds. .... I watch her dance Don Quixote and am astonished she can still do 
it. [DOC] [TLE] Russian ballet star Nureyev defects - Jun 16, 1961 - HISTORY.com [PAR] Rudolf Nureyev, the young star of the Soviet Union's Kirov Opera Ballet ... The 
high-profile defection was a blow to Soviet prestige and generated international 
interest. ... ballet in 1958 when, at barely 20 years old, he was made one of the 
Kirov .... After 48 orbits and 71 hours, she returned to earth, having spent more 
time in... [DOC] [TLE] Ballerina Biographies | balletclassroom [PAR] Apr 13, 2012 ... Galina graduated 1928 and danced with the Kirov Ballet until 1944 when ... A 
year after she was transferred to the Bolshoi, she danced the lead ... Galina died 
in 1998, she was 88 years old. .... This role became her signature and where for 
the first time a ballerina .... Her defection shocked the ballet world. [DOC] [TLE] Russian Ballet | Dancing Bear Tours [PAR] In fact, Russian ballet came into existence in the 18th century as a ... The first 
dancing school was founded in St Petersburg by Empress Anna in 1748 and ... 
One of the most influential foreign ballet masters of the time was Mariinsky .... 
Ballet). After her performance in London in 1956 she was regarded as the Next 
Pavlova. [DOC] [TLE] PERESTROIKA PIROUETTES AND GLASNOST GLISSS: THE ... [PAR] ballet theaters in the county, the Bolshoi Ballet in Moscow and the Kirov Ballet in 
.... plans for the Bolshoi, which encompassed hiring, for the first time in its ... Light 
Falls on Bolshoi After Acid Attack, New York Times, January 18, 2013. 3 ... NY: 
M.E. Sharpe, 1998), 115-17

Question: In 1998 she performed with the Kirov Ballet for the first time since her defection 18 years earlier
Answer: Natalia Makarova