Notable Dancers
Many Russian dancers have gone on to reach worldwide acclaim; notable Russian dancers include:
- Nina Ananiashvili
- Altynai Asylmuratova
- Mikhail Baryshnikov
- Natalia Bessmertnova
- Vakhtang Chabukiani
- Natalia Dudinskaya
- Nikolai Fadeyechev
- Alexander Godunov
- Tamara Karsavina
- Mathilde Kschessinska
- Olga Lepeshinskaya
- Larissa Lezhnina
- Maris Liepa
- Ulyana Lopatkina
- Lydia Lopokova
- Natalia Makarova
- Vladimir Malakhov
- Léonide Massine
- Ekaterina Maximova
- Galina Mezentseva
- Mikhail Mordkin
- Irek Mukhamedov
- Vaslav Nijinsky
- Rudolf Nureyev
- Alla Osipenko
- Anna Pavlova
- Maya Plisetskaya
- Olga Preobrajenska
- Farukh Ruzimatov
- Marina Semenova
- Konstantin Sergeyev
- Olga Spesivtseva
- Galina Ulanova
- Vladimir Vasiliev
- Diana Vishneva
- Svetlana Zakharova
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