Golovkina, Sofia (1915–2004)
Golovkina, Sofia (1915–2004)
Russian ballet dancer and teacher. Name variations: Sofia Nikolaievna Golovkina. Born Oct 13, 1915, in Russia; died Feb 17, 2004.
Graduated from Moscow Bolshoi Ballet School (1933), then danced with the company (1933–59); though she danced such classical roles as Aurora in Sleeping Beauty and Kitri in Don Quixote, was said to have been better suited for the heroic roles in Soviet ballet, roles with a dramatic or patriotic flavor, such as the Tsar Maiden in The Humpbacked Horse, Zarema in The Fountain of Bakhchisaray, or Tao Hor in The Red Poppy; served as head of the Bolshoi Ballet School (1960–2001), with Natalia Bessmertnova among her students.
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