About
Russian choreographer and dancer, most remembered for staging some 70 ballets during his career.
Before Fame
When he was only 9, he was accepted into the prestigious and highly competitive Imperial Ballet School in St. Petersburg.
Trivia
He was also an accomplished academic, having studied things like Greek and Egyptian Art.
Family Life
He died in New York unmarried.
Associated With
He and fellow dancer Anna Pavlova both studied at the Imperial Ballet School in Russia.
