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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.
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.
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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.
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...
She danced all the major ballerina roles and created principal roles in Balanchine works like The Triumph of Neptune (1926), Le Bal (1928), Dances concertantes (1944) and La sonnambula (1946). Choreographed Coppelia for NYCB in 1974.
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.
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Jul 13, 1997 · Danilova danced with the Ballets Russes until Diaghilev’s death in 1929. She joined the Ballet Russes de Monte Carlo and performed as prima ballerina from 1938 to 1952. 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 ...
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