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Olga Spessivtseva

1895 - 1991

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Olga Alexandrovna Spessivtseva (Russian: Ольга Алекса́ндровна Спеси́вцева; 18 July [O.S. 6 July] 1895 – 16 September 1991) was a Russian ballerina whose stage career spanned from 1913 to 1939. She was one of the finest prima ballerinas of the twentieth century. She had the excellent classical technique, immaculate style and scenic spirituality which are considered the embodiment of the romantic ballerina. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Olga Spessivtseva is the 76th most popular dancer (down from 72nd in 2019), the 1,763rd most popular biography from Russia (down from 1,582nd in 2019) and the 17th most popular Russian Dancer.

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Among DANCERS

Among dancers, Olga Spessivtseva ranks 76 out of 116. Before her are Maria Tallchief, Vera Karalli, Marie Rambert, Alvin Ailey, Sylvie Guillem, and Alicia Markova. After her are Kenneth MacMillan, Birgit Cullberg, Frankie Manning, Natalia Dudinskaya, Joaquín Cortés, and Avdotia Istomina.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1895, Olga Spessivtseva ranks 231. Before her are Ben Sharpsteen, Ion Barbu, Béla Illés, André Gaboriaud, Jack Northrop, and Ali Mansur. After her are Ernie Collett, Norman Ross, Andreas Alföldi, Greta Johansson, Frank Foss, and Eduard Bagritsky. Among people deceased in 1991, Olga Spessivtseva ranks 180. Before her are Mokhtar Dahari, Elisaveta Bagriana, Irwin Allen, Ronald Lacey, Maria Aurèlia Capmany, and Steve Marriott. After her are Jean Langlais, György Szűcs, Dilara Aliyeva, Ali Sabri, Eva Bosáková, and Dagmar Lange.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Olga Spessivtseva ranks 1,763 out of 3,761. Before her are Peter Romanovsky (1892), Mikhail Devyataev (1917), Michael Lucas (1972), Gennady Burbulis (1945), Vladimir Ivashov (1939), and Jürgen Kurbjuhn (1940). After her are Vladimir Yermoshin (1942), Dmitry Anuchin (1843), Alexander Brullov (1798), Konstantin Beskov (1920), Vladimir Kesarev (1930), and Anatoly Mikhaylov (1936).

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Among DANCERS In Russia

Among dancers born in Russia, Olga Spessivtseva ranks 17. Before her are Yury Grigorovich (1927), Léonide Massine (1896), Olga Preobrajenska (1871), Vladimir Vasiliev (1940), Lydia Lopokova (1892), and Vera Karalli (1889). After her are Avdotia Istomina (1799), Diana Vishneva (1976), and Polina Semionova (1984).

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