Leonide Massine

Leonide Massine

Country

Russia

Birth - Death

1896 - 1979

Occupation

Entertainment

Description

Ballet choreographer and dancer, being principal choreographer to Sergei Diaghilev's Ballet Russes, and subsequently Ballet Russes de Monte Carlo. Was one of the star ballet dancers, along with Vaslav Nijiinsky. Creator of the world's first symphonic ballet. Bisexual.

See Also

• LGBTQ Russia

Further Reading/Research

• http://massine-ballet.com/html/about_massine.php
• http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/368589/Leonide-Massine
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Af7ytmXw7jE

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