Lydia Sokolova | |
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Born | Hilda Tansley Munnings 1896 Wanstead, Essex, England |
Died | 2 February 1974 Sevenoaks, Kent, England |
Occupation | Dancer |
Years active | 1910-1962 |
Spouse(s) | Nikolai Kremnev, Leon Woizikovsky, Ronnie Mahon |
Children | 1 |
Career | |
Former groups | Ballets Russes |
Lydia Sokolova (1896–1974) was an English ballerina. She trained at the Stedman Ballet Academy and learned from accomplished dancers including Anna Pavlova and Enrico Cecchetti, and was a prominent member of Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes from 1913 to 1929. After the disbandment of that company, she taught, choreographed and occasionally danced. Her last stage performances were in 1962 at the Royal Opera House, London.