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Karsavina

American  
[kahr-sah-vuh-nuh, kahr-sah-vyi-nuh] / kɑrˈsɑ və nə, kɑrˈsɑ vjɪ nə /

noun

  1. Tamara 1885–1978, Russian dancer.


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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

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

But before several dances on Friday night’s program, a screen at the front of the stage showed black-and-white photographs of legendary Mariinsky names: Anna Pavlova, Vaslav Nijinsky, Enrico Cecchetti and Tamara Karsavina.

From New York Times Mar. 1, 2016

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

Then, after they had strolled through the entire garden, they again met, Sina Karsavina being now one of the party, looking charmingly graceful in her light summer dress.

From Sanine by Pinkerton, Percy

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