Famous Soviet Ballet Masters: 24 Biographies

Biographies of notable soviet ballet masters, ordered by how extensively their careers are documented.

Vasili Vainonen
Soviet Union

Vasili Vainonen

Russian choreographer (1901–1964)

1901–1964
Bronislava Nijinska
Soviet Union

Bronislava Nijinska

Russian ballet dancer, teacher and choreographer (1891–1972)

1891–1972
M
Soviet Union

Mukarram Turgunbaeva

Soviet ballet dancer, ballet master and actor (1913-1978)

1913–1978
R
Soviet Union

Rostislav Zakharov

ballet dancer, choreographer, teacher, ballet and opera director (1907–1984)

1907–1984
N
Soviet Union

Nadezhda Nadezhdina

Soviet ballet dancer and ballet master (1908-1979)

1908–1979
V
Soviet Union

Vladimir Bourmeister

Soviet choreographer, ballet master and ballet dancer (1904-1971)

1904–1971
Alexander Alexeyevich Gorsky
Soviet Union

Alexander Alexeyevich Gorsky

Russian choreographer (1871–1924)

1871–1924
A
Soviet Union

Alexander Ivanovich Pushkin

Russian ballet dancer (1907-1970)

1907–1970
B
Soviet Union

Boris Fenster

Soviet ballet dancer and ballet master (1916-1960)

1916–1960
Iliko Sukhishvili
Soviet Union

Iliko Sukhishvili

Georgian dancer (1907-1985)

1907–1985
Vasily Tikhomirov
Soviet Union

Vasily Tikhomirov

Russian ballet dancer (1876–1956)

1876–1956
Aleksandr Shiryaev
Soviet Union

Aleksandr Shiryaev

dancer (Mariinsky and Ballets Russes), pioneer of film and animation

1867–1941
Aleksey Yermolayev
Soviet Union

Aleksey Yermolayev

Russian ballet dancer (1910–1975)

1910–1975
Agrippina Vaganova
Soviet Union

Agrippina Vaganova

Russian ballerina and founder of a ballet teaching method (1879-1951)

1879–1951
Pavlo Virsky
Soviet Union

Pavlo Virsky

Ukrainian choreographer (1905-1975)

1905–1975
Tamara Khanum
Soviet Union

Tamara Khanum

Uzbek dancer of Armenian heritage (1906-1991)

1906–1991
Kasian Goleyzovsky
Soviet Union

Kasian Goleyzovsky

ballet dancer and choreographer (1892–1970)

1892–1970
L
Soviet Union

Leonid Lavrovsky

ballet dancer and choreographer at Mariinsky & Bolshoi (1905–1967)

1905–1967
L
Soviet Union

Leonid Yakobson

Russian choreographer (1904-1975)

1904–1975
I
Soviet Union

Isahar Akilov

soviet artist, dancer, ballet master and choreographer

1914–1988
T
Soviet Union

Tankho Israelov

Soviet ballet dancer and ballet master (1917-1981)

1917–1981
A
Soviet Union

Alexander Plisetski

Soviet ballet dancer and choreographer (1931-1985)

1931–1985
F
Soviet Union

Fyodor Lopukhov

ballet dancer, choreographer, teacher and writer

1886–1973
Sulamith Messerer
Soviet Union

Sulamith Messerer

Russian ballerina and choreographer (1908–2004)

1908–2004