Soviet and American ballet dancer
Natalia Makarova |
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Natalia_Makarova_2012.jpg/220px-Natalia_Makarova_2012.jpg) Makarova at the 2012 Kennedy Center Honors |
Born | Natalia Romanovna Makarova (1940-11-21) 21 November 1940 (age 83)
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Other names | Natasha Makarova |
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Occupation(s) | ballet dancer, choreographer |
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Years active | 1950s–present |
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Spouse |
Edward Karkar
( m. 1976; died 2013) |
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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]
- ^ Clarke, Mary and Crisp, Clement 1981. The History of Dance. Orbit, London, p. 210