Famous Soviet Ballet Dancers: 37 Biographies

Biographies of notable soviet ballet dancers, ordered by how extensively their careers are documented.

Vasili Vainonen
Soviet Union

Vasili Vainonen

Russian choreographer (1901–1964)

1901–1964
Bronislava Nijinska
Soviet Union

Bronislava Nijinska

Russian ballet dancer, teacher and choreographer (1891–1972)

1891–1972
M
Soviet Union

Mansur Kamaletdinov

Russian ballet dancer (1926–2012)

1926–2012
M
Soviet Union

Mukarram Turgunbaeva

Soviet ballet dancer, ballet master and actor (1913-1978)

1913–1978
Yekaterina Geltzer
Soviet Union

Yekaterina Geltzer

Russian ballet dancer (1876-1962)

1876–1962
R
Soviet Union

Rostislav Zakharov

ballet dancer, choreographer, teacher, ballet and opera director (1907–1984)

1907–1984
V
Soviet Union

Vera Volkova

Russian ballet dancer (1904-1975)

1904–1975
Elizaveta Gerdt
Soviet Union

Elizaveta Gerdt

Russian ballet dancer (1891–1975)

1891–1975
N
Soviet Union

Nadezhda Nadezhdina

Soviet ballet dancer and ballet master (1908-1979)

1908–1979
V
Soviet Union

Vladimir Bourmeister

Soviet choreographer, ballet master and ballet dancer (1904-1971)

1904–1971
Evgenia Pavlovna Sokolova
Soviet Union

Evgenia Pavlovna Sokolova

Russian ballet dancer (1850-1925)

1850–1925
Bubusara Beyshenalieva
Soviet Union

Bubusara Beyshenalieva

Kyrgyzstani ballet dancer (1926-1973)

1926–1973
Alexander Alexeyevich Gorsky
Soviet Union

Alexander Alexeyevich Gorsky

Russian choreographer (1871–1924)

1871–1924
Lydia Lopokova
Soviet Union

Lydia Lopokova

Russian ballet dancer (1892–1981)

1892–1981
A
Soviet Union

Alexander Ivanovich Pushkin

Russian ballet dancer (1907-1970)

1907–1970
B
Soviet Union

Boris Fenster

Soviet ballet dancer and ballet master (1916-1960)

1916–1960
B
Soviet Union

Boris Skibine

Russian ballet dancer

1876–1937
Iliko Sukhishvili
Soviet Union

Iliko Sukhishvili

Georgian dancer (1907-1985)

1907–1985
Vasily Tikhomirov
Soviet Union

Vasily Tikhomirov

Russian ballet dancer (1876–1956)

1876–1956
Aleksandr Shiryaev
Soviet Union

Aleksandr Shiryaev

dancer (Mariinsky and Ballets Russes), pioneer of film and animation

1867–1941
Aleksey Yermolayev
Soviet Union

Aleksey Yermolayev

Russian ballet dancer (1910–1975)

1910–1975
Agrippina Vaganova
Soviet Union

Agrippina Vaganova

Russian ballerina and founder of a ballet teaching method (1879-1951)

1879–1951
Malika Sobirova
Soviet Union

Malika Sobirova

Soviet ballet dancer (1942-1982)

1942–1982
Pavlo Virsky
Soviet Union

Pavlo Virsky

Ukrainian choreographer (1905-1975)

1905–1975
Ekaterina Vazem
Soviet Union

Ekaterina Vazem

Russian prima ballerina (1848–1937)

1848–1937
Y
Soviet Union

Yuri Soloviev

Soviet ballet dancer (1940-1977)

1940–1977
Tamara Khanum
Soviet Union

Tamara Khanum

Uzbek dancer of Armenian heritage (1906-1991)

1906–1991
Kasian Goleyzovsky
Soviet Union

Kasian Goleyzovsky

ballet dancer and choreographer (1892–1970)

1892–1970
L
Soviet Union

Leonid Lavrovsky

ballet dancer and choreographer at Mariinsky & Bolshoi (1905–1967)

1905–1967
L
Soviet Union

Leonid Yakobson

Russian choreographer (1904-1975)

1904–1975
A
Soviet Union

Anastasia Abramova

ballerina (1902-1985)

1902–1985
T
Soviet Union

Tankho Israelov

Soviet ballet dancer and ballet master (1917-1981)

1917–1981
A
Soviet Union

Alexander Plisetski

Soviet ballet dancer and choreographer (1931-1985)

1931–1985
Vadim Muntagirov
Soviet Union

Vadim Muntagirov

Russian ballet dancer

1990
F
Soviet Union

Fyodor Lopukhov

ballet dancer, choreographer, teacher and writer

1886–1973
Agniya Barto
Soviet Union

Agniya Barto

Russian Soviet writer and poet (1901–1981)

1901–1981
Sulamith Messerer
Soviet Union

Sulamith Messerer

Russian ballerina and choreographer (1908–2004)

1908–2004