Helmi Puur was an Estonian ballet dancer and ballet master, born in 1933 in Tallinn, who died in 2014.
Biography
Helmi Puur (20 December 1933 – 6 July 2014) was an Estonian prima ballerina, dance master and coach. One of the first ballerinas to study in the Tallinn Ballet School, she helped establish the art of ballet in the country. She was honored with numerous awards throughout her career and is remembered for establishing the careers of many Estonian ballet dancers.
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Contemporaries
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Sulev Nõmmik
Estonian actor, dancer and theatrical director (1931-1992)
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Larissa Kaur
Estonian dancer (born 1941)
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