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Karsavina

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

noun

  1. Tamara 1885–1978, Russian dancer.


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Karsavina and her company performed it twice a day for two weeks.

From New York Times • Jan. 6, 2021

That motto was prescribed by Diaghilev’s great ballerina Tamara Karsavina.

From New York Times • Oct. 16, 2018

Tamara Karsavina, Diaghilev’s Giselle and a famously intelligent ballerina, once said, “Leave the stage before the stage leaves you.”

From New York Times • May 28, 2015

Karsavina, impetuous Russian dancer, will open her American season in Baltimore on Oct.

From Time Magazine Archive

"From whom?" he asked, sharply, "From Sinotschka Karsavina," said Lialia, shaking her finger at him, significantly.

From Sanine by Pinkerton, Percy

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