Ludmilla Tchérina (10 October 1924 - 21 March 2004), was an internationally-famous ballet dancer, actress, artist and sculptor.
The grande dame of French classical ballet was born Monique Tchemerzine, into Russian aristocracy as the daughter of Circassian Prince Avenir Tchemerzine (he was a former Russian general), who had escaped from St. Petersburg, and Stéphane Finette, a Frenchwoman.
She studied with Blanche d'Alessandri, Olga Preobrajenska a...
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Ludmilla Tchérina (10 October 1924 - 21 March 2004), was an internationally-famous ballet dancer, actress, artist and sculptor.
The grande dame of French classical ballet was born Monique Tchemerzine, into Russian aristocracy as the daughter of Circassian Prince Avenir Tchemerzine (he was a former Russian general), who had escaped from St. Petersburg, and Stéphane Finette, a Frenchwoman.
She studied with Blanche d'Alessandri, Olga Preobrajenska and Clustine. She started dancing at 16 and danced with the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, where she was spotted by Serge Lifar. She made her Paris debut creating the role of Juliet in his Romeo and Juliet in 1942, becoming the youngest prima ballerina in the history of dance. In 1945 she was a principal dancer with the Ballet des Champs-Elysees and performed in Paris concerts with her husband Edmond Audran. She created various roles in Lifar's ballets including: 'Mephisto Waltz' in 1945, 'A la memoire d'un heros' in 1946 and in 'Le Martyre de...
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