Galina Mezentseva

Galina Mezentseva
Born
Galina Sergeyevna Mezentseva

(1952-11-08) 8 November 1952 (age 72)
Stavropol, Russia
EducationVaganova Academy of Russian Ballet
OccupationBallet dancer
AwardsSelected: Honored Artist of Russia (1978), People's Artist of Russia (1983)

Galina Sergeyevna Mezentseva (Russian: Галина Серге́евна Мéзенцева, born 8 November 1952, Stavropol) is a Russian ballerina, with a career as professional classic dancer from the early 1970s to the late 1990s. Mezentseva completed her dancing studies in 1970 at the Vaganova Ballet Academy in Saint Petersburg, Russia. She was the first of the crop of tall Kirov ballerinas with long and thin lines, introducing a new aesthetic look to ballet audiences. Mezentseva is recognized as a dramatic performer, and is known for her improvisation.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ Galina Mezentseva Encyclopedia of Russian Ballet (retrieved December 27, 2007, in Russian)
  2. ^ Ng, Kevin. Interview with Ulyana Lopatkina. Archived 2008-01-11 at the Wayback Machine Ballet Magazine, Oct, 1999 (retrieved December 27, 2007)
  3. ^ Graeme, Chris. The Swan Returns Archived 2012-03-30 at the Wayback Machine Prospects (St. Petersburg Press Culture and Lifestyle Guide), 116, 1995. (retrieved January 7, 2008)