Russian Ballerina Ekaterina Maximova Dies At 70

Apr 29, 2009 17:43

Ekaterina Maximova, a legendary Bolshoi Theatre ballerina and Soviet-era dance superstar, died on Tuesday at her home in Moscow, at age 70. The ballerina joined the Bolshoi right from school in 1958 and danced at the company for nearly 30 years. She took part in the Bolshoi's landmark debut tour of the United States in 1959 ( Read more... )

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rosalui April 29 2009, 15:24:01 UTC
;_;

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sami_pi19 May 17 2009, 01:29:49 UTC
That's sad...she was really good! How does she hop on the box of her shoes like that?!

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