Bronislava Nijinska
Ballet dancer
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Bronislava Nijinska was a Russian ballet dancer of Polish origin, and an innovative choreographer. She came of age in a family of traveling, professional dancers.
Her own career began in Saint Petersburg. Soon she joined Ballets Russes which... Wikipedia
Born: January 8, 1891, Minsk, Belarus
Died: February 21, 1972 (age 81 years), Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, CA
Children: Irina Nijinska and Leo Kochetovsky
Siblings: Vaslav Nijinsky and Stanislav Nijinsky
Education: Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet
Awards: National Museum of Dance's Mr. & Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney Hall of Fame, 1994
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