Galina Mezentseva

Galina Sergeyevna Mezentseva (Russian: Галина Серге́евна Мéзенцева, born 8 November 1952, Stavropol) is a Russian ballerina, with a career as professional classic dancer from the early 1970s to the late 1990s. Mezentseva completed her dancing studies in 1970 at the Vaganova Ballet Academy in Saint Petersburg, Russia. She was the first of the crop of tall Kirov ballerinas with long and thin lines, introducing a new aesthetic

look to ballet audiences. Mezentseva is recognized as a dramatic

performer, and is known for her improvisation.