In 1896, she obtained the rank of Prima ballerina of the St. Petersburg Imperial Theatres. The old maestro Petipa did not consent to its granting to Kschessinskaya, and although she possessed an extraordinary gift as a dancer, she obtained it primarily via her prestige at the Imperial Russian Court.
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