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"Prima ballerina literally translates to “first principal dancer” from Italian and, in the United States, is better known as someone who is a female principal dancer. These dancers are the best in their companies who perform the lead roles in ballets, along with their male counterparts".
Maria Tallchief, born Elizabeth Marie Tall Chief (ππ°ππΏπ·-ππΝππ° "Two-Standards"; Osage family name: Ki He Kah Stah Tsa, Osage script: πΌπ±πΉπ»πΌπ°-πππ·ππ·; January 24, 1925 – April 11, 2013), was an Osage and American ballerina.
Upon graduation Lopatkina joined the Kirov/Mariinsky Theatre Ballet in 1991, and was promoted to principal dancer in 1995. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Lopatkina did not dance during the 2016–2017 season due to injury, and her retirement from the Mariinsky was announced on the company's website on 16 June 2017.
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Janet Collins, OblSB (March 7, 1917 – May 28, 2003) was an African American prima ballerina, choreographer, and teacher. She performed on Broadway, in films, and appeared frequently on television. [1] She was among the pioneers of black ballet dancing, one of the few classically trained Black dancers of her generation.
Vera Zorina (January 2, 1917 – April 9, 2003), born Eva Brigitta Hartwig, was a Norwegian ballerina, theatre and film actress, and choreographer.Today, she is chiefly remembered for her films choreographed by her then-husband George Balanchine.
The scene-stealing ballerina silhouettes were made to echo Gianni’s stage costumes from the 1980s. Alena Zakirova/Getty Images “I am really proud of this collection," Donatella tells Us .
Lacotte is viewed as a leading authority on classical ballet [10] contributing to the career of Evgenia Obraztsova and Hannah O'Neill. Svetlana Zakharova was the first Ukrainian-born Russian principal dancer performing in Paris and became a world star [ 3 ] as of 2000.