Anna Christianovna Johansson (russian: Анна Христиановна Иогансон) (1860–1917), was a

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ballerina who danced with the

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Life and career

Anna Johansson was the daughter of

Christian Johansson Pehr Christian Johansson (1 June 1817 – 12 December 1903) was a teacher, choreographer and balletmaster for the Russian Imperial Ballet. He was engaged at the Royal Swedish Ballet in 1829-41, and at the Imperial Russian Ballet in 1841-66 ...

, the noted Swedish choreographer, teacher and Balletmaster at the Russian Imperial Ballet. She studied ballet with her father and rose to a position as a noted soloist in the Imperial Ballet at the Maryinsky Theatre. She created many of the most famous soloist roles in the Petipa/Ivanov repertoire. These roles include the following: *The Fairy Canari and the Diamond Fairy in '' The Sleeping Beauty'' (1890) *The leading soloist of the ''Waltz of the Flowers'' in ''

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'' (1892) *The Fairy Godmother in ''

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'' (1893) *Aurora, the Goddess of the Dawn in ''

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'' (1894) *The Black Pearl in '' La Perle'' (1896) *The female variation of the ''Grand Pas Classique Hongrois'' in ''

Raymonda ''Raymonda'' (russian: Раймонда) is a ballet in three acts, four scenes with an apotheosis, choreographed by Marius Petipa to music by Alexander Glazunov, his Opus 57. It was first presented by the Imperial Ballet at the Imperial Mariinsk ...

'' (1898) After retiring from the stage, following her father's footsteps, she became a celebrated teacher of the ''classe de perfectionnement'' at the

Imperial Ballet School The Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet is a school of classical ballet in St Petersburg, Russia. Established in 1738 during the reign of Empress Anna, the academy was known as the Imperial Ballet School until the Soviet era, when, after a brief h ...

until her death in 1917.

References

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