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Beriosova

British  
/ bɛrɪˈəʊsəvə /

noun

  1. Svetlana (svɪtˈlanə). 1932–98, British ballet dancer, born in Lithuania

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The original cast order of Fifield, Jackson, Beriosova, Nerina, Elvin, Grey and Fonteyn, did reflect a kind of civil service ranking from junior to senior.

From The Guardian

Just for the record, Nerina danced the Fonteyn solo that night, and Fifield, Jackson and Beriosova were on stage with her.

From The Guardian

Beriosova and Elvin would have wondered what was put on stage in their names.

From The Guardian

Her solo was made for the exquisitely gracious Svetlana Beriosova: in its opening phrase, advancing down a diagonal, she performs an extraordinary alternation of steps.

From New York Times

Wednesday's child, who is "full of woe," is portrayed by Svetlana Beriosova as a studiously mournful, black-clad wraith, pursued by a clutching quartet of mottled, mock-serious snakes.

From Time Magazine Archive