Eduardova, Eugenia (1882–1980)

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Eduardova, Eugenia (1882–1980)

Russian ballet dancer and teacher. Born 1882 in St. Petersburg, Russia; died Dec 10, 1980, in New York, NY.

Danced with the Maryinksy Ballet (1901–17), where she performed in numerous Petipa ballets, including Esmeralda, Sleeping Beauty, and Halte de Cavalrie; danced with Anna Pavlova's company; moved to Berlin, where she served as ballet master of Grosse Volksoper and opened own dance studio; forced to leave country (1935), taught briefly in Paris, before moving to US; trained many successful dancers, including Vera Zorina, Alexander von Swaine, Georges Skibini and Yuri Algaroff.

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