[Fokine, Leon. (1905–1973) & Fedorova, Alexandra. (1889–1972)]
Brochure for the Leon Fokine School of Ballet
Original brochure, ca. 1940, advertising the Leon Fokine School of Ballet in New York. The principal teachers were Russian ballerina Alexandra Fedorova and her son Leon Fokine; Leon was the nephew of Michel Fokine. The back cover features an image of Fedorova's leg and foot on a pedestal! Vertical crease; overall very good. 4.25 x 5.25 inches (10.8 x 13.6 cm).Alexandra Fedorova graduated from the Imperial Ballet Schools in 1902. She married Alexander Fokine, the brother of Michel Fokine, who had been one of her classmates. She danced briefly with the Ballets Russes, before moving to Riga, where she was the lead dancer and choreographer of the Latvian Ballet. She moved to New York in 1937, where together with her son Leon, daughter Irine, and sister-in-law Gloria, she trained many other dancers. (18178)
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