Yekaterina Ottovna Vazem | |
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 Yekaterina Vazem costumed as Nikiya for an 1877 performance of La Bayadère | |
| Born | Matilda Vazem 25 January 1848 |
| Died | 14 December 1937 (aged 89) |
| Occupation | Ballerina |
Yekaterina Ottovna Vazem (born Matilda Vazem; Russian: Екатери́на Отто́вна Ва́зем; 25 January 1848, Moscow – 14 December 1937, Leningrad) aka Ekaterina Vazem[1] was a Russian prima ballerina and instructor, whose most noted pupil was the legendary Anna Pavlova.
- ^ https://www.biography.com/performer/anna-pavlova "At the Imperial Ballet School, Petipa and Pavlova's teachers, Ekaterina Vazem and Pavel Gerdt, quickly recognized her extraordinary gift."