Query: prima ballerina Bolshoi Theatre 1960

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Alicia Alonso <=SEP=> Alicia Alonso (born Alicia Ernestina de la Caridad Martínez Hoya; 21 December 1921) is a Cuban prima ballerina assoluta and choreographer. Her company became the Ballet Nacional de Cuba in 1955.She is most famous for her portrayals of Giselle and the ballet version of Carmen.From the age of nineteen, Alonso was afflicted with an eye condition and became partially blind.

Anastasia Nabokina <=SEP=> Anastasia Nabokina (Russian: Анастасия Павловна Набокина) is a Russian ballerina born on 14 February 1971 in Moscow, Russia.In 1981 she entered the Moscow State Academy of Choreography. At the age of 17, she made her stage debut in a school production as Lise of La fille mal gardée in the Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow. After completing her studies in 1990, she was actively involved in the establishment of the Kremlin Ballet Theatre, as Principal dancer.

Anastasia Volochkova <=SEP=> Anastasia Volochkova (Russian: Анастасия Волочкова; born 20 January 1976) is a Russian prima ballerina.

Anna Tsygankova <=SEP=> Anna Tsygankova (Russian: Анна Цыганкова; born 1979) is a Russian ballet dancer. After terms with the Bolshoi and the Hungarian National Ballet, she joined the Dutch National Ballet in 2008 where she is a principal dancer.Born in Novosibirsk, Siberia, she received her training at the Novosibirsk Ballet Academy and the Académie de Danse Classique Princesse Grace in Monte Carlo. While she was with the  Bolshoi Ballet in Moscow, she was coached by Raisa Struchkova.

Beverly Jane Fry <=SEP=> Beverly Jane Fry is an Australian ballerina.Fry was born in Bexley, Kent, England but at an early age moved with her family to Melbourne, Australia. She trained with the Australian prima ballerina, Kathleen Gorham and with Gailene Stock.She went on to become an international ballerina travelling the world in a performing career that lasted twenty years.

Bolshoi Ballet <=SEP=> The Bolshoi Ballet is an internationally renowned classical ballet company, based at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, Russia.  Founded in 1776, the Bolshoi is among the world's oldest ballet companies. It only achieved worldwide acclaim, however, in the early 20th century when Moscow became the capital of Soviet Russia. Along with the Mariinsky Ballet in Saint Petersburg, the Bolshoi is recognised as one of the foremost ballet companies in Russia.

Bolshoi Kamenny Theatre <=SEP=> The Saint Petersburg Imperial Bolshoi Kamenny Theatre (The Big Stone Theatre of Saint Petersburg, Russian: Большой Каменный Театр) was a theatre in Saint Petersburg.

Bolshoi Theatre <=SEP=> The Bolshoi Theatre (Russian: Большо́й теа́тр, tr. Bol'shoy Teatr. Translation: Big Theatre; IPA: [bɐlʲˈʂoj tʲɪˈatr]) is a historic theatre in Moscow, Russia, designed by architect Joseph Bové, which holds performances of ballet and opera. The theatre's original name was the Imperial Bolshoi Theatre of Moscow, while the St. Petersburg Bolshoi Theatre (demolished in 1886), was called the Imperial Bolshoi Kamenny Theatre.At that time, all Russian theatres were imperial property. Moscow and St.

Bubusara Beyshenalieva <=SEP=> Bübüsara Beyşenalieva (Russian: Бюбюсара Бейшеналиева; Kyrgyz: Бүбүсара Бейшеналиева; 1926–1973), known simply as Bübüsara in her native Kyrgyzstan, was the first great Kyrgyz ballerina. She was born in village of Vorontsovka (now Tash Debe), Kyrgyzstan ASSR in 15 September 1926.

Carlotta Grisi <=SEP=> Carlotta Grisi (born Caronne Adele Josephine Marie Grisi; 28 June 1819 – 20 May 1899) was an Italian ballet dancer. Born in Visinada, Istria (present-day Vižinada, Croatia), she was trained at the ballet school of Teatro alla Scala in Milan and later with dancer/balletmaster Jules Perrot. She was especially noted for her performance in the classic role of \Giselle\"."

Diana Vishneva <=SEP=> Diana Viktorovna Vishneva (also trans. Vishnyova Russian: Диа́на Ви́кторовна Вишнёва; born July 13, 1976) is a Russian ballet dancer who performs as a principal dancer with both the Mariinsky Ballet (formerly the Kirov Ballet) and the American Ballet Theatre.

Ekaterina Maximova <=SEP=> Ekaterina Sergeevna Maximova (Russian: Екатери́на Серге́евна Макси́мова; 1 February 1939 – 28 April 2009) was a Soviet and Russian ballerina of international renown.

Ekaterina Sankovskaya <=SEP=> Ekaterina Sankovskaya (1816, Moscow - 28 August 1878, Moscow) was a Russian dancer who graduated from the Moscow Bolshoi Ballet School in 1836. Revered for her celebrated performances in the title roles of such works as Giselle and La Esmeralda, Sankovskaya was among the most admired ballerinas of her time in Moscow. She taught ballroom dance in private houses after retiring in 1854. One of her pupils was the theatre director Konstantin Stanislavsky.

Emmanuel Metter <=SEP=> Emmanuel Leonievich Metter (February 28, 1878 – August 28, 1941) was a Ukrainian conductor.Emmanuel Metter was born in Kherson, Ukraine, in a Jewish family running a business. He entered the faculty of medicine at the Kharkiv National University on August 26, 1897; however, he transferred to the faculty of law on September 7, 1898, graduated in 1906 and became a lawyer.

Evgenia Obraztsova <=SEP=> Evgenia Obraztsova (Russian: Евгения Образцова) (born 1984, St. Petersburg) is a Russian ballerina who dances as Prima ballerina with the Bolshoi Ballet in Moscow, and with the Mariinsky Ballet as well.   She is frequently invited as a guest soloist to other countries, and is known for dancing leading roles in ballets such as Romeo and Juliet, Ondine,  Giselle, and La Sylphide. She has won several awards, including the Gold Medal at the Moscow International Ballet Competition in 2005.

Galina Ulanova <=SEP=> Galina Sergeyevna Ulánova (Russian: Галина Серге́евна Ула́нова, 8 January 1910 [O.S. 26 December 1909]  –  21 March 1998) was a Russian ballet dancer. She is frequently cited as being one of the greatest ballerinas of the 20th century.

Irina Kolpakova <=SEP=> Irina Kolpakova (Russian: Ирина Колпакова) (born in Leningrad on  May 22, 1933  is a Russian ballerina.For many years, she was the prima ballerina of the Kirov State Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet (now the Mariinsky Theater) in St. Petersburg. From 1974 to 1979 she served as a deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR.In the 1990s she worked for several seasons as choreographer and coach at the American Ballet Theatre in New York City.

Jessica Mezey <=SEP=> Jessica Mezey is an American prima ballerina.

Kathleen Gorham <=SEP=> Kathleen Ann "Kathy" Gorham OBE (7 September 1928 - 30 April 1983) was an Australian ballerina.Born in Narrandera, New South Wales, the second of four children of Marcus Gorham, an Irish-born railway employee, and his English-born wife, Hilda Muriel Florence (née Somers), Kathy Gorham lived much of her life in Melbourne. She began dancing at the age of fifteen with the Borovansky Ballet, continuing to dance with the Ballet until it disbanded in 1960 upon the death of Edouard Borovansky.

List of Russian ballet dancers <=SEP=> This a list of ballet dancers from the Russian Empire, Soviet Union, and Russian Federation, including both ethnic Russians and people of other ethnicities. This list includes as well those who were born in the these three states but later emigrated, and those who were born elsewhere but immigrated to the country and performed there for a significant portion of their careers.The original purpose of the ballet in Russia was to entertain the royal court.

List of dance personalities <=SEP=> This is a partial list of people involved in dance

List of female dancers <=SEP=> The following is a list of female dancers by nationality — notable women who are well known for their work in the field of dance.

List of prima ballerinas <=SEP=> Here follows a list of prima ballerinas, the second highest title awarded a ballerina and quite rare.

Luciana Savignano <=SEP=> Luciana Savignano (born 30 November 1943) is an Italian ballet dancer.

Ludmila Semenyaka <=SEP=> Ludmila Semenyaka (Russian: Людмила Семеняка, b. 16 January 1952) is a Soviet ballerina, born in Leningrad. She studied at the Vaganova School as a pupil of Nina Belikova. She joined the Kirov Ballet in 1970 and later the Bolshoi Ballet in 1972, where she was a prima ballerina. She was named People's Artist of the USSR in 1986 and received the USSR State Prize.

Ludmilla Tchérina <=SEP=> Ludmilla Tchérina (10 October 1924 – 21 March 2004) was a French prima ballerina, sculptor, actress, painter, choreographer and author of two novels.Tchérina was born Monique Tchemerzine, into Circassian aristocracy as the daughter of Kabardian Prince Avenir Tchemerzine (Shamyrze), a former Russian general, who had escaped from St. Petersburg, and Stéphane Finette, a Frenchwoman.She studied with Blanche d'Alessandri, Olga Preobrajenska and Clustine.

Lyudmila Bogomolova <=SEP=> Lyudmila Ivanovna Bogomolova (later Nikonova, Russian: Людмила Ивановна Богомолова-Никонова, born 25 March 1932 in Moscow) is a retired  Soviet ballerina.

Maria Alexandrova <=SEP=> Maria Alexandrova (Russian: Мария Александровна Александрова) is a Russian principal dancer of the Bolshoi Ballet, People's Artist of Russia.

Maria Tallchief <=SEP=> Elizabeth Marie "Betty" Tall Chief (Osage family name: Ki He Kah Stah Tsa; January 24, 1925 – April 11, 2013) was considered America's first major prima ballerina, and was the first Native American to hold the rank.Almost from birth, Tall Chief was involved in dance, starting formal lessons at age three. When she was eight, her family relocated from her birth home of Fairfax, Oklahoma, to Los Angeles, California, to advance the careers of her and her younger sister, Marjorie.

Mariia Surovshchikova-Petipa <=SEP=> Mariia Sergeyevna Surovshchikova-Petipa (27 February 1836 – 16 March 1882) was prima ballerina to the St. Petersburg Imperial Theatres and wife of the noted choreographer Marius Petipa.

Marina Semyonova <=SEP=> Marina Timofeyevna Semyonova (Russian: Марина Тимофеевна Семёнова, 12 June [O.S. 30 May] 1908 – 9 June 2010) was the first Soviet-trained prima ballerina. She was born in Saint-Petersburg. She was named a People's Artist of the USSR in 1975.

Maxine Elliott Theatre <=SEP=> The Maxine Elliott Theatre was a Broadway theater located at 109 West 39th Street in Manhattan. Built in 1908, it was demolished in 1960. The theater was designed by architect Benjamin Marshall of the Chicago firm Marshall and Fox.It was named for U.S. actress Maxine Elliott, who originally owned a 50 percent interest in it in partnership with The Shubert Organization, making her one of the only female theater managers.

Maya Plisetskaya <=SEP=> Maya Mikhaylovna Plisetskaya (Russian: Ма́йя Миха́йловна Плисе́цкая; 20 November 1925 – 2 May 2015) 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.

Moscow State Academy of Choreography <=SEP=> The Moscow State Academy of Choreography (Russian: Московская государственная академия хореографии - abbreviated as МГАХ, formally known in Russian as Московское академическое хореографическое училище - abbreviated as МАХУ), commonly known as The Bolshoi Ballet Academy, is one of the oldest and most prestigious schools of ballet in the world, located in Moscow, Russia.

Māris Liepa <=SEP=> Māris Rūdolfs Liepa (27 July 1936, Riga – 26 March 1989, Moscow) was a Soviet Latvian ballet dancer. He graduated from Riga Choreography School where he was taught by Valentin Blinov (Russian: Валентин Блинов). He performed in Moscow for the first time in 1950.

Nadezhda Gracheva <=SEP=> Nadezhda Aleksandrovna Gracheva (Russian: Надежда Александровна Грачёва; born 21 December 1969) is a Russian ballerina and ballet teacher who has danced with the Bolshoi Ballet.

Nadezhda Pavlova <=SEP=> Nadezhda Pavlova ((1956-05-15)May 15, 1956) is a Russian Chuvash ballerina of the late 20th century, People's Artist of the USSR, People's Artist of the Chuvashia, professor.

Natalia Bessmertnova <=SEP=> Natalia Igorevna Bessmertnova (Russian: Наталья Игоревна Бессмертнова; 19 July 1941 – 19 February 2008) was a Soviet prima ballerina of the Bolshoi Ballet and a People's Artist of the USSR (1976).

Natalia Osipova <=SEP=> Natalia Petrovna Osipova (Russian: Ната́лья Петро́вна О́сипова) (born 18 May 1986) is a Russian ballerina, currently performing as a principal dancer with the Royal Ballet in London.She began her formal ballet training at the age of eight at the Mikhail Lavrovsky Ballet School and completed her studies from 1996 to 2004 at the Moscow State Academy of Choreography, under the tutelage of Marina Kotova and Marina Leonova.

Nina Ananiashvili <=SEP=> Nina Ananiashvili (also: Nino Ananiashvili, Georgian: ნინო ანანიაშვილი) (born March 28, 1963) is a Georgian ballerina and artistic director of the State Ballet of Georgia.She was described by the Daily Telegraph as one of the twelve greatest ballerinas of all time,  and in 2002 was named Best Ballerina of the Year by the US Dance Magazine.

Nina Kaptsova <=SEP=> Nina Kaptsova (Russian: Нина Александровна Капцова) is a Russian prima balerina of the Bolshoi Ballet.

Olga Lepeshinskaya (dancer) <=SEP=> Olga Vasiliyevna Lepeshinskaya (Russian: Ольга Васильевна Лепешинская; 28 September [O.S. 15 September] 1916 – December 20, 2008) was a Soviet ballerina. She was named a People's Artist of the USSR in 1951.

Peacock Theatre <=SEP=> The Peacock Theatre is a theatre in the City of Westminster, located in Portugal Street, near Aldwych.   The 999-seat house is owned by, and comprises part of the London School of Economics and Political Science campus, who utilise the theatre for lectures, public talks, conferences, political speeches and open days.

Prima ballerina assoluta <=SEP=> Prima ballerina assoluta is a title awarded to the most notable of female ballet dancers. To be recognised as a prima ballerina assoluta is a rare honour, traditionally reserved only for the most exceptional dancers of their generation.

Sofia Golovkina <=SEP=> Sofia Nikolaevna Golovkina (alternate, Sophia; Russian, Головкина, Софья Николаевна; 13 October 1915 - 17 February 2004) was a Russian ballet dancer, choreographer and teacher. A graduate of the Moscow State Academy of Choreography in 1933, she was the principal dancer of the Bolshoi Ballet till 1959. In 1960, she became director of the Moscow Bolshoi Ballet School.

Sophie Fedorova <=SEP=> Sophie Fedorova (Russian: Софья Васильевна Фёдорова; 28 September 1879, Moscow, Imperial Russia – 3 January 1963, Neuilly-sur-Seine, near Paris, France) was a Russian ballerina.

Svetlana Zakharova (dancer) <=SEP=> Svetlana Zakharova (Russian: Светлана Захарова) (born June 10, 1979) is a prima ballerina with both the Bolshoi Ballet and the La Scala Theatre Ballet.

The Royal Ballet <=SEP=> The Royal Ballet is an internationally renowned classical ballet company, based at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London, UK.

The Traveling Dancer <=SEP=> La Prima Ballerina, ou L'embuscade or The Traveling Dancer (aka La Danseuse en voyage) is a ballet (choreographic episode) in one Act, with choreography by Marius Petipa, music by Cesare Pugni and libretto by Paul Taglioni.

Violetta Elvin <=SEP=> Violetta Elvin (born 3 November 1924) is a Russian former prima ballerina.

Yekaterina Geltzer <=SEP=> Yekaterina Vasilyevna Geltzer (November 2, 1876 - December 12, 1962) was a prima ballerina of the Bolshoi Ballet who danced in the theatre from 1898 to 1935. She is the daughter of the famous Russian dancer Vasily Geltzer.She worked with Marius Petipa, Sergei Diaghilev, and Reinhold Glière. After the Russian Revolution of 1917, she helped to preserve the art of ballet in Russia. She was the first ballet dancer to receive the title of "People's Artist of Russia" (1925).

Yekaterina Shipulina <=SEP=> Yekaterina Valentinovna Shipulina (Russian: Екатерина Валентиновна Шипулина, born November 14, 1979) is a Russian prima ballerina of the Bolshoi Ballet, Meritorious Artist of Russia.