Lila Zali

Lila Zali
Zali as the Black Swan, for the Ballet Pacifica
Born
Elisaveta Borisova Zalipskaya

(1918-07-22)22 July 1918
Tbilisi, Georgia
Died4 January 2003(2003-01-04) (aged 84)
Laguna Beach, California, US
Years active1938–1988

Lila Zali Levienne (July 22, 1918 – January 4, 2003)[1] was an American prima ballerina and ballet director. She founded the Ballet Pacifica in Orange County, California, serving as its choreographer and artistic director from 1962 to 1988.[2]

  1. ^ Lila Zali Levienne, Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration, retrieved 10-23-2012
  2. ^ Morgan, Lael (July 23, 1969). "Behind the Success: Lila Zali". Los Angeles Times. p. B1.