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Olga Spessivtseva

Russian ballet dancer (1895–1991)

Born 1895 · Rostov-on-DonDied 1991United StatesSoviet Union
Olga Spessivtseva
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Olga Spessivtseva was an American choreographer, ballet dancer and dancer, born in 1895 in Rostov-on-Don, who died in 1991.

Biography

Olga Alexandrovna Spessivtseva (Russian: Ольга Алекса́ндровна Спеси́вцева; 18 July [O.S. 6 July] 1895 – 16 September 1991) was a Russian ballerina whose stage career spanned from 1913 to 1939.

She was considered as one of the finest Russian prima ballerinas by dance writers.

From the Wikipedia article “Olga Spessivtseva”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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