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Yelena Lukom

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Yelena Lukom

Birth
Death
27 Feb 1968 (aged 76)
Burial
Cremated, Ashes scattered. Specifically: Ashes in Russia Add to Map
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Ballerina. Studied at the Imperial School in St. Petersburg in the class of Fokine and graduated into the Maryinsky Theatre where she was ballerina. Performed many of the great classics and contemporary ballets. Best known role was of the heroine in The Red Poppy. She also danced with Diaghilev. Together with partner Boris Sharov they developed many athletic lifts and balances which are seen today. After retirement she went on to teach. Honoured Artist of the Republic.
Ballerina. Studied at the Imperial School in St. Petersburg in the class of Fokine and graduated into the Maryinsky Theatre where she was ballerina. Performed many of the great classics and contemporary ballets. Best known role was of the heroine in The Red Poppy. She also danced with Diaghilev. Together with partner Boris Sharov they developed many athletic lifts and balances which are seen today. After retirement she went on to teach. Honoured Artist of the Republic.

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