Mosolova, Vera (1875–1949)
Mosolova, Vera (1875–1949)
Russian ballet dancer and teacher. Born April 19, 1875, possibly around Moscow; died Jan 29, 1949, in Moscow, Russia.
Performed with Bolshoi Ballet in Moscow and Maryinsky Ballet in St. Petersburg; moved back to Moscow where she performed in numerous works by Alexander Gorsky, including Raymonda, Le Corsair, La Esmeralda, and The Sleeping Beauty; danced at Alhambra Theatre in London in Gorsky's Dance Dream; taught at Bolshoi Ballet School after retirement from performance career where her students made up the 1st generation of Soviet dancers and included Igor Moiseyev and Asaf and Sulamith Messerer.
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