Federova, Nina (1958–)
Federova, Nina (1958–)
American ballet dancer. Born April 24, 1958, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; trained at School of Pennsylvania Ballet and School of American Ballet in NY.
Performed with New York City Ballet during adolescence, creating title role in John Taras' Daphnis and Chloe (1975); danced such roles as Sacred Love in Ashton's Illuminations, La Bonne Fée in Balanchine's Harlequinade and Odette in his Swan Lake.
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