Kolpakova, Irina (1933–)

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Kolpakova, Irina (1933–)

Soviet ballet dancer. Born May 22, 1933, in Leningrad, Russia.

Trained at Leningrad Choreographic Institute; performed as member of Kirov Ballet in traditional works, including The Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella, and newer works, such as Grigorovich's The Stone Flower (1957), Belsky's Coast of Hope (1959), and Kasatkina and Vasilov's Creation of the World (1971).