Karsavina
Americannoun
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Jumping Joan was one of three characters danced by Tamara Karsavina in “Nursery Rhymes,” which she choreographed, to music by Schubert, for an evening at the Coliseum Theater in London in 1921.
From New York Times ● Jan. 6, 2021
A close friend of Karsavina, he later became a much-loved teacher and worked closely with the Royal Academy of Dance.
From New York Times ● Jan. 6, 2021
Karsavina, vice president of the Royal Academy of Dance until 1955, developed a teachers’ training course syllabus as well as other sections of the advanced exams.
From New York Times ● Jan. 6, 2021
The following evening, in the more elegant climate of Swan Lake, they were equally convincing, and had critics groping for comparisons with such a legendary dancing pair as Nijinsky and Karsavina.
From Time Magazine Archive
Sina Karsavina paid no attention, but opened the window facing the garden, and, folding her arms, leaned over the sill and looked out at the night.
From Sanine by Percy Pinkerton
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