Elizaveta Gerdt in the Bolshoi ballet school, 1960s

Elizaveta Pavlovna Gerdt (1891-1975) was a Russian dancer and teacher whose career links the Russian imperial and Soviet schools of classical dance. 1891 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ...

A daughter of celebrated Paul Gerdt, she studied under Michel Fokine at the Imperial Ballet School, where her chief partner was Vaslav Nijinsky. She married another popular danseur, Samuil Adrianov (1884-1917), who danced with Pierina Legnani and Mathilde Kschessinska, two ballerinas she sought to emulate. Pavel Andreyevich Gerdt, better known as Paul Gerdt (1844-1917), was the foremost male dancer of the Mariinsky Theatre for 50 years. ... Michel Fokine or Mikhail Mikhailovich Fokin (Михаил Михайлович Фокин) (April 23, 1880 (OS: April 11) – August 22, 1942) was a Russian choreographer and dancer. ... The Mariinsky Ballet is the most famous ballet school in history (formerly the Kirov Ballet), located in the Mariinsky Theatre of St. ... Leon Bakst - Nijinsky in the ballet Laprès-midi dun faune, 1912 Tombstone of Vaslav Nijinksy in Cimetiere du Montparnasse in Paris Vaslav Fomich Nijinsky (Вацлав Фомич Нижинский, Polish language: WacÅ‚aw NiżyÅ„ski) (March 12, 1890 – April 8, 1950) was a Polish-born Russian ballet dancer and choreographer. ... Pierina Legnani (1863-1923) was an Italian ballerina responsible for the inclusion of 32 consecutive fouettés en tournant en pointe to the ballet Swan Lake. ... Mathilde Kschessinska (1872-1971), also known as Her Serene Highness Princess Romanova-Krasinskaya since 1921, was the second prima ballerina assoluta in the world. ...

After the Russian Revolution Elizaveta Gerdt and Olga Spesivtseva were the only world-class dancers who chose to remain in Russia, while others emigrated to the West. Quite unexpectedly, in 1928, she resolved to abandon the stage and devote herself to teaching in Moscow. She coached innumerable prima ballerinas of the Bolshoi Ballet, including Alla Shelest, Maya Plisetskaya, Ekaterina Maksimova, and Raisa Struchkova. The phrase Russian Revolution can refer to the following events in the history of Russia. ... 1928 was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Saint Basils Cathedral and Spasskaya Tower of Moscow Kremlin at Red Square. ... A ballerina is a female ballet dancer. ... The Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow houses the world renowned Bolshoi Ballet, which has been home to some of the worlds greatest ballet dancers, including Anna Pavlova, Vaslav Nijinsky, Rudolf Nureyev, Mikhail Baryshnikov and Natalia Makarova. ... This article needs to be wikified. ...