birth_place awards name birth_date article_title education birth_name occupation
stavropol , russia selected , people 's artist of russia -lrb- 1983 -rrb- : honored artist of russia -lrb- 1978 -rrb- galina mezentseva 8 november 1952 galina mezentseva
 vaganova academy of russian ballet galina sergeyevna mezentseva ballet dancer
galina mezentseva

galina sergeyevna mezentseva -lrb- , born 8 november 1952 , stavropol -rrb- is a russian ballerina , with a career as professional classic dancer from the early 1970s to the late 1990s .
she was the first of the crop of tall kirov ballerinas with long and thin lines , introducing a new aesthetic look to ballet audiences .
mezentseva is recognized as a dramatic performer , and is known for her improvisation .
