Massine

American

[mah-seen] / mɑˈsin /

noun

Léonide 1896–1979, U.S. ballet dancer and choreographer, born in Russia.

Massine British

/ mɑːˈsiːn /

noun

Léonide (leɔnid). 1896–1979, US ballet dancer and choreographer, born in Russia

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Shklyarov received several accolades during his lifetime, including the Léonide Massine International Prize in 2008.

From BBC ● Nov. 17, 2024

Respighi arranged his Rossini compilation for “La Boutique Fantasque,” which Leonide Massine choreographed for Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes, with designs by André Derain.

From New York Times ● Nov. 18, 2018

“You could feel Stravinsky and Massine and Benois and Picasso and all those people in the room with us. To perform this music in that place on a bare stage with the ghosts was overwhelming.”

From New York Times ● Nov. 12, 2018

At 16, Janet had a wonderful audition of Anitra’s Dance for Leonide Massine of the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo.

From Time ● Jul. 13, 2015

Even the fun of Derain is not the essentially modern fun of Massine.

From Since Cézanne by Clive Bell

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