Christian Johansson
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Pehr Christian Johansson was a Swedish-born ballet dancer, teacher, choreographer and balletmaster for the Russian Imperial Ballet. He was engaged at the Royal Swedish Ballet from 1829 to 1841, and at
Illustration, 1866
Anna Pavlova
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Anna Pavlovna Pavlova was a Russian prima ballerina. She was a principal artist of the Imperial Russian Ballet and the Ballets Russes of Sergei Diaghilev, but is most recognized for creating the role
Christian Johansson
…Sergei Legat, Olga Preobrajenska, Maria Gorshenkova, Mathilde Kschessinska, Evgenia Sokolova, Praskovia Lebedeva, Varvara Nikitina, Agrippina Vaganova, Anna Pavlova, Marie Petipa etc. Johansson's pupils were not the only ones who were influenced by him. The Imperial Ballet Master, Marius Petipa, would often observe…
Pavlova, c. 1905
Students of the Imperial Ballet School, St. Petersburg, in Marius Petipa's Un conte de fées. A ten-year-old A Pavlova (kneeling on left, holding birdcage) appeared in her first ever ballet performance. 1891.
Caricature of Pavlova as Nikiya in La Bayadère by the brothers Nikolai Legat and Sergei Legat for their book The Russian Ballet In Caricatures. 1903
Anna Pavlova in 1905