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Vladimir Vasiliev

Apr 18, 1940 (85 years old) in Moscow, USSR [now Russia]

Vladimir Viktorovich Vasiliev (born April 18, 1940) is a Russian ballet dancer and choreographer from Moscow, Russia. He was a principal dancer with the Bolshoi Ballet and its director from 1995 to 2000. He was best known for his role of Spartacus and his powerful leaps and turns.

Vladimir Vasiliev was named "God of the dance" and is regarded as a classical dancer on the same level as Rudolf Nureyev and Mikhail Baryshnikov. At the height of their careers, Vladimir Vasiliev and Ekaterina Maximova were the golden couple of Russian ballet.

Known For

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Fouetté
Andrey Novikov
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Anyuta
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Tango: Our Dance
Autor e intérprete de "Fragmentos de una biografía"
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The Nutcracker
The Nutcracker Prince
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Gigolo and Gigolette
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Nutcracker. Anniversary Evening of Ballet Legend Galina Ulanova
Nutcracker the Prince
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Spartacus
Spartacus
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50 Years of Sergei Obraztsov's Puppet Theater
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Fantasy on the Love's Theme
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The Little Humpbacked Horse
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