Title: Aivars Leimanis
Content: (Adam), Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, Francesca da Rimini, Sleeping Beauty (Tchaikovsky), The Life (Dvorak's Symphony No.9), Coppelia (Delibes), Atlantis (Janis Ivanovs), Concerto Grosso (Arturs Maskats), as well as ballet miniatures (Award of the Best Choreographer in Budapest '98); dances for Verdi's opera Aida and Zigmars Liepins' opera Rose and Blood; has represented Latvian art in more than 40 countries including the USA, France, China, Great Britain. Aivars Leimanis Aivars Leimanis was a Latvian ballet dancer and is now the Artistic Director of Latvia’s National Ballet. His daughter is the ballet dancer, Elza Leimane. From 1968-1976, he trained at the Riga

Title: Aivars Leimanis
Content: dancing and became the Artistic Director of the Latvian National Opera Ballet Company. From 1989-1995, he studied choreography at The Faculty of Ballet Masters of the Russian Academy of Theatre Art, and in 1995 he obtained the degree of Master of Arts. In 1998, he was elected as a Member of Riga City Council. From 1999-2001, he was the Chairman of the Committee of Culture, Art and Religion at the Riga City Council and Board Member of the Riga City Council. In 2003 he was awarded the Latvian Three-Star Order. He has choreographed and staged the following ballets: Le Corsaire

Title: Aivars Leimanis
Content: Aivars Leimanis Aivars Leimanis was a Latvian ballet dancer and is now the Artistic Director of Latvia’s National Ballet. His daughter is the ballet dancer, Elza Leimane. From 1968-1976, he trained at the Riga School of Choreography. From 1978-1980, he taught at the Riga Choreography School. After graduating, Aivars Leimanis became a soloist in the Ballet Company of the Latvian National Opera. He has danced the leading roles in such ballets as the "Nutcracker", "Giselle" "Don Quixote", and "The Sleeping Beauty". From 1989-1993, he danced in the Star Group of Vladimir Vasilyev and Yekaterina Maksimova. In 1993, he retired from

Title: Rūdolfs Saule
Content: way through Bavaria to Salzburg. During this time, Saule and his peers performed for Allied Commanders (i.e. HQ British Army of the Rhine, July 1948) across Southern Germany and Austria, as they marched onward to secure emigration status to the United States. The Latvian Ballet, at this point, a "traveling" performance group, performed for the US Third Army in München (Munich) on June 8, 1947 and in Stuttgart, Saule performed the role of "Lieutenant Raymond" on November 19, 1946. Rūdolfs Saule moved to Oak Park, Illinois in the early 1950s. He spent his latter years in the presence of asbestos,

Title: Attila Silvester
Content: Attila Silvester Attila-Akyla Silvester (30 July 1944 – 22 February 2010) was a famous Greek dancer, choreographer and director. He is most famous for the ballet presentations of "Orpheus", "La Fille Mal Gardée" and "Zorba the Greek". Attila Silvester begun his choreography career by joining the Greek National Opera House in Athens as a lead dancer. Concurrently, he presented choreographies for Prokofiev's "Romeo and Juliet", Mussorgsky's "Night on Bald Mountain" and Drigo's "Le Corsaire - Pas de deux". Some of the collaborations he has done, are with famous ballet dancers such as Vladimir Vasiliev, Rudolf Nureyev, Ekaterina Maximova and Carla

Question: Which Latvian was principal dancer with the American Ballet Theater in the 70s returning later as director?
Answer: Mikhail Baryshnikov