Maria Skorsiuk is a ballet dancer.
Biography
Maria Sergeyevna Skorsiuk (Russian: Мария Сергеевна Скорсюк; 1872 – 15 January 1901) was a Russian ballet dancer who performed with the Imperial Russian Ballet (now the Mariinsky Ballet) from 1890 to 1900. She held the rank of coryphée and specialized in character roles. Skorsiuk is believed to be the first dancer of African heritage to be part of the Imperial Ballet.
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