Vazem, Ekaterina (1848–1937)
Vazem, Ekaterina (1848–1937)
Russian ballet dancer. Name variations: Ykaterina Vazem. Born Jan 13, 1848, in Moscow, Russia; died 1937 in Leningrad, Russia.
Graduated from Imperial Ballet in St. Petersburg (1876); performed in numerous Petipa works and helped create roles for his Le Corsaire (Le Slave) (1868), Le Papillon (1874), Les Bandits (1875), La Bayadère (1877), and La Fille du Neige (1879), among others; upon retiring from performance career (1884), served as teacher at Imperial Ballet school, where she trained numerous dancers in Petipa repertory, including Anna Pavlova and Tamara Karsavina.
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