Natalia Makarova

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Romanovna and the family name is Makarova.
Natalia Makarova
Makarova at the 2012 Kennedy Center Honors
Born
Natalia Romanovna Makarova

(1940-11-21) 21 November 1940 (age 83)
Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
(now Saint Petersburg, Russia)
Other namesNatasha Makarova
Occupation(s)ballet dancer, choreographer
Years active1950s–present
Spouse
Edward Karkar
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(m. 1976; died 2013)​

Natalia Romanovna Makarova (Russian: Ната́лия Рома́новна Мака́рова, born 21 November 1940) is a Russian prima ballerina and choreographer. The History of Dance, published in 1981, notes that "her performances set standards of artistry and aristocracy of dance which mark her as the finest ballerina of her generation in the West."[1]

  1. ^ Clarke, Mary and Crisp, Clement 1981. The History of Dance. Orbit, London, p. 210