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Lydia Sokolova

British dancer (1896–1974)

Born 1896 · WansteadDied 1974United KingdomUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Lydia Sokolova
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Lydia Sokolova was a British choreographer, ballet dancer and dancer, born in 1896 in Wanstead, who died in 1974.

Biography

Lydia Sokolova (1896–1974) was an English ballerina. She trained at the Stedman Ballet Academy and learned from accomplished dancers including Anna Pavlova and Enrico Cecchetti, and was a prominent member of Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes from 1913 to 1929. After the disbandment of that company, she taught, choreographed and occasionally danced. Her last stage performances were in 1962 at the Royal Opera House, London.

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