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At what point did Vaslav Nijinsky become interested in ballet?
She persuaded a friend from the Wielki Theatre, Victor Stanislas Gillert, who was at the time teaching at the Imperial Ballet School, to help get Vaslav into the school.
What influences did he have to get him interested in ballet?
Polish parents, touring dancers Tomasz Nizynski (b.
7 March 1862) and Eleonora Bereda (b.
28 December 1856).
Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?
She suffered from depression, which may have been a genetic vulnerability shared in a different form by her son Vaslav.
Can you tell me more about his parents?
Eleanora, along with her two brothers and two sisters, was orphaned while still a child.

Question: What was Vaslav's childhood like?
Self-contained rewrite: What was Vaslav Nijinsky's childhood like?