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Massine

American  
[mah-seen] / mɑˈsin /

noun

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


Massine British  
/ mɑːˈsiːn /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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

From BBC • Nov. 17, 2024

Serge Diaghilev and the writer Jean Cocteau had brought together two of the great radicals, the painter Pablo Picasso and the composer Erik Satie; they collaborated on it with Diaghilev’s latest choreographer, Léonide Massine.

From New York Times • Jul. 8, 2016

Balanchine also created versions of several ballets by Fokine and Leonide Massine in Copenhagen.

From New York Times • Jan. 20, 2016

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

Massine, who from the beginning had shown himself to be a ballet master of great talent, had created an admirable choreographic representation of Goldoni's charming story.

From An Autobiography by Stravinsky, Igor

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