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Serafina Astafieva (Russian: Серафима Александровна Астафьева; 1876 – 13 September 1934) was a Russian dancer and ballet teacher.
Astafieva was a pupil of the Imperial Ballet School, graduating in 1895. In 1896 she married the famous character dancer Jozef Kshessinsky, brother of the prima ballerina Mathilde Kschessinskaya. From 1909-1911 Astafieva performed with Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes. After retiring from performing she opened the Russian Dancing Academy at The Pheasantry on King's Road in Chelsea, London.
Serafina Astafieva (Russian: Серафима Александровна Астафьева; 1876 – 13 September 1934) was a Russian dancer and ballet teacher.
Astafieva was a pupil of the Imperial Ballet School, graduating in 1895. In 1896 she married the famous character dancer Jozef Kshessinsky, brother of the prima ballerina Mathilde Kschessinskaya. From 1909-1911 Astafieva performed with Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes. After retiring from performing she opened the Russian Dancing Academy at The Pheasantry on King's Road in Chelsea, London.
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