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Aleksandra Dionisyevna Danilova was a Russian-born prima ballerina, who became an American citizen.
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Danilova, Alexandra (1903–1997)
One of the leading ballerinas of the 20th century who combined a four-decade dancing career in Soviet Russia, Western Europe, and the U.S. with a subsequent career as a distinguished teacher. Nickname: Choura (pronounced Shura), Shura.
Pronunciation: Da-NEEL-ova. Born Alexandra Dionisevna Danilova on November 20, 1903 (she sometimes claimed to be uncertain of the precise year and even admitted being less than forthright about it), in Peterhof near St. Petersburg, Russia; died in New York on July 12, 1997; daughter of Dionis Danilov and Claudia (Gototzova or Gototsova) Danilova (possibly servants of the imperial court); taught by governesses and in private schools to 1911, student at Imperial Ballet School, 1911–20; married Giuseppe Massera (an engineer), in 1931 (died 1935); married Casimir Kokitch (a ballet dancer), in 1941 (divorced 1948); no children.
Death of her parents (c.
1905); studies disrupted by revolution (1917); returned to ballet
