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Olga Iosifovna Preobrajenska (Russian: О́льга Ио́сифовна Преображе́нская; born Preobrazhenskaya; 2 February [O.S. 21 January] 1871 – 27 December 1962) was a Russian ballerina of the Russian Imperial Ballet and a ballet instructor.
Olga Preobrajenska (born January 21 [February 2, New Style], 1871, St. Petersburg, Russia—died December 27, 1962, Saint-Mandé, France) was a Russian prima ballerina who was known for her lyrical dancing style and who also became known as an influential teacher.
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Sep 4, 2013 · This is footage of famed Mariinsky ballerina and later dearly beloved teacher Olga Preobrajenska (1871-1962). Tiny and not a great beauty in a traditional sense, Preobrajenska was extremely...
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Olga Preobrajenska. (1871—1962) Quick Reference. ( b St Petersburg, 2 Feb. 1871; d Saint-Mandé, France, 27 Dec. 1962) Russian-French dancer and teacher. She studied at the Imperial Theatre School in St Petersburg from 1879, where her teachers included Petipa and Ivanov. Later she trained with Cecchetti in St Petersburg.
Foremost Russian dancer who devoted the last 40 years of her career to teaching in Paris, where she left a profound mark upon ballet in the Western World. Name variations: Ol'ga Iosifovna (or Ossipovna) Preobrazhenskaia; Preobrazhenskaya; Preobrajenska; known to her students as Madame Préo.
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This is footage of famed Mariinsky ballerina and later dearly beloved teacher Olga Preobrajenska (1871-1962).Tiny and not a great beauty in a traditional sen...
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- John Hall
