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Aleksandra Dionisyevna Danilova (Russian: Александра Дионисьевна Данилова; November 20, 1903 – July 13, 1997) was a Russian-born prima ballerina, who became an American citizen.
Jul 9, 2024 · Alexandra Danilova (born November 20, 1903, Peterhof, Russia—died July 13, 1997, New York, New York, U.S.) was a prima ballerina who brought to American ballet the training and traditions of both the classical Russian and the modern Diaghilev repertoires.
Jan 4, 1998 · The cornerstone of Alexandra Danilova's life was founded on respect for ballet and its heritage, and her monument continues to grow in the lives she danced through.
Jul 15, 1997 · Alexandra Danilova, an internationally popular ballet star known for her vivacity and theatrical flair, died on Sunday at her home in Manhattan. She was 93.
Jul 16, 1997 · Alexandra Danilova, a famed ballerina in Europe and America and one of the last survivors of the Imperial Russian Ballet in St. Petersburg before the revolution, has died in New York. She was 93.
Jul 13, 1997 · Danilova created a great range of roles -- from Leonid Massine’s Le Beau Danube (1933), Jardin Public (1935), and Capriccio Espangnol (1939), to Balenchine’s Danses Concertantes (1944) and Night Shadow (1946). The Massine roles in particular demonstrated her considerable charm and elegance.
One of the leading ballerinas of the 20th century who combined a four-decade dancing career in Soviet Russia, Western Europe, and the U.S. with a subsequent career as a distinguished teacher. Nickname: Choura (pronounced Shura), Shura. Pronunciation: Da-NEEL-ova.