biography
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1903– )
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| biography:
| Ballet dancer, teacher and choreographer, born in Vilnius, Lithuania. He studied with Mikhail Mordkin at the Bolshoi Ballet School, graduating in 1921 to join the company. A versatile principal, he retired from dancing in 1954 to concentrate on teaching, the element of his work for which he is best known. His choreography includes Football Player (1924) and Ballet School (1962). |
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