Eugenia Eduardova (1882 – 10 December 1960) was a Russian ballet dancer and teacher.
Biography
Eduardova was born in
Saint Petersburg in 1882. She trained as a dancer and performed in
Petipa ballets with the
Mariinsky Ballet
The Mariinsky Ballet (russian: Балет Мариинского театра) is the resident classical ballet company of the Mariinsky Theatre in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
Founded in the 18th century and originally known as the Imperial Russ ...
from 1901 to 1917. She danced with
Anna Pavlova before she moved to
Berlin. Eduardova also acted, appearing in a German silent film,
Wandering Souls, in the 20s. Eduardova opened her own dance studio after working as the ballet master for Grosse Volksoper. In 1935 she was forced to leave Germany. Initially she moved to Paris before moving to the United States. Eduardova trained
Vera Zorina,
George Skibine
George Boris SkibineGeorge Boris Skibine in ''South Carolina, Naturalization Records, 1868-1991'' (russian: Юрий Борисович Скибин; Yuri Borisovich Skibin; January 30, 1920 – January 14, 1981), also known as Youra Skibine, was ...
,
Alexander von Swaine and
Yuri Algaroff. Eduardova married
Alexei Davidov. Eduardova died 10 December 1960, in New York.
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1882 births
1960 deaths
Mariinsky Ballet dancers
19th-century ballet dancers from the Russian Empire
Russian ballerinas
ballet teachers
20th-century Russian ballet dancers