Larissa Kaur | |
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Born | Larissa Lazareva October 31, 1941 |
Nationality | Estonian |
Education | Tallinn Choreography School |
Occupation | Dancer |
Years active | 1961–1979 |
Children | Max Kaur (son) |
Larissa Kaur (née Lazareva; born 31 October 1941)[1] is an Estonian dancer.
Kaur was born in Baku, Azerbaijan of mixed Greek and Ukrainian heritage.[1][2] She graduated from the Tallinn Choreography School (Jelena Izerovič's class) in 1959, then trained with Natalia Dudinskaya in 1960 at the Mariinsky Ballet.[1]
Between 1961 and 1979, she danced as a prima ballerina at the Estonian SSR National Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre. She has also appeared in Viru and Astoria variety shows[3] and was a print model for the largest and most popular fashion magazines in Estonia and Eastern Europe. Kaur posed many times as the cover girl of her local fashion magazine Siluett.[4]
In 1965 Kaur became a member of the Estonian Theater Association.[1]
Kaur's father was in the military, while her son is politician and local government figure Max Kaur.[4]