LoginNinel Kurgapkina
Stats
Born: 13 February 1929 Died: 8 May 2009
Country of origin: 
Russian Federation
Ninel Kurgapkina Videos
View all Ninel Kurgapkina videos
Photos
View all Ninel Kurgapkina pictures
Description:
Ninel Alexandrovna Kurgapkina (Russian: Нинель Александровна Кургапкина; 13 February 1929, Leningrad – 8 May 2009, near St. Petersburg) was a Russian dance teacher and former prima ballerina for the Kirov Ballet with over 50 years stage experience. She was named a People's Artist of the USSR in 1974.
Ninel Kurgapkina was one of the last pupils of Agrippina Vaganova. She graduated her ballet school and joined the Kirov Ballet in 1947, where she danced such roles as Aurora (The Sleeping Beauty), Myrtha (Giselle), Odette-Odile (Swan Lake), Kitri (Don Quixote) and Parasha (The Bronze Horseman). She
... (more)
Tags:
My tags:
Add tags