Sokolova, Eugenia (1850–1925)
Sokolova, Eugenia (1850–1925)
Russian ballet dancer. Born 1850 in St. Petersburg, Russia; died 1925 in St. Petersburg.
Trained at school of Imperial Ballet; danced with Maryinsky Ballet (1869–86), where she appeared in Petipa's Fille du Pharon, Don Quixote, Le Corsaire, Esmeralda, and Offrandes à l'Amour (1886); trained numerous acclaimed Russian dancers during her near 20 years as ballet teacher.
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