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	Pierina Legnani - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Pierina Legnani as the Tsar Maiden in Petipa's revival of The Little Humpbacked Horse, St. Petersburg, 1895
		Legnani trained at La Scala where she developed her technical expertise.
		Legnani originated the roles of Odette and Odile in the famous Petipa / Ivanov ballet Swan Lake (1895).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pierina_Legnani (111 words)

	Great Ballerinas - Pierina Legnani
		While she might not have invented the movement itself, Pierina Legnani was the first ballerina to achieve a series of the now classic, thirty-two fouettés.
		Legnani was schooled in the Carlos Blasis tradition at La Scala Opera in Italy.
		The famous Russian ballerina Tamara Kasarvina recalled that although Legnani was hindered by rather short legs and little natural beauty she was spectacularly graceful and charming.
	www.dancer.com /legnani.html (301 words)

	Swan Lake - Productions
		During this concert at the Maryinsky, Act II was performed with Pierina Legnani in the lead role of Odette.
		Legnani astonished the audience with her artistic and technical abilities.
		Legnani was noted for her excellent control in the adages, and was highly praised in the media.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/ballet/66582/1 (532 words)

	Trudy Garfunkel - On Wings of Joy (paperback, 2003)
		Legnani was the first ballerina to execute a series of thirty-two consecutive fouettes.
		Understandably, Legnani was protective of the secret that allowed her to do those multiple turns without getting dizzy, and she would not allow anyone to see her practicing them.
		Legnani was spotting -- focusing on a specific fixed object while spinning in her pirouettes.
	members.authorsguild.net /tg1garfunkel/work1.htm (2405 words)

	Pointe History
		When the two of the great ballerinas of the Italian School, Virginia Zucchi and Pierina Legnani, came to St. Petersburg, their visit has a profound effect on the history of ballet.
		Pierina Legnani was the first to do thirty-two fouettes on pointe and she caused a huge sensation.
		For example, Taglioni added darning to her slippers, Legnani had her slippers made with a slightly stiffer box, Pavlova reinforced her shoes with a leather shank.
	www.the-perfect-pointe.com /PointeHistory.html (2960 words)

	FOOTNOTES - Swan Lake
		Swan Lake is one of the more technically demanding ballets, due in part to a remarkable Italian ballerina by the name of Pierina Legnani.
		When Legnani danced the central dual role of Odette/Odile, she brought to it the ability to perform 32 fouettes in a row.
		Legnani's name is still cursed by ballerinas the world over.
	www.soundventure.com /web/footnotes/episode1.html (1055 words)

	Swan Lake Info - Bored Net - Boredom (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		A single dancer dances the twin roles of Odette and Odile, which is one of the most taxing of all roles because it requires acting two entirely contrasting characters, as well as the strenuous showpiece dancing itself, including thirty-two fouettés.
		This feat was put into the choreography because it was a party piece of Pierina Legnani, first prima ballerina assoluta of the Maryinsky Theatre, who created the role in 1895.
		It concerns a prince, called Siegfried, who falls in love with a princess called Odette, who is in human form at night, but has been turned into a swan by day by the evil magician Von Rothbart.
	www.borednet.com /e/n/encyclopedia/s/sw/swan_lake.html (387 words)

	Camargo (ballet) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Pierina Legnani as Marie Camargo in Lev Ivanov's revival of the Minkus/Petipa ballet Camargo, St. Petersburg, 1901.
		Principal Dancers - Pierina Legnani (as Marie Camargo), Olga Preobrajenskaya (as Madeleine Camargo), Pavel Gerdt (as Vestris the Maître de Ballet), and Georgii Kiaksht (as the Comte de Melun).
		The 1901 revival by Petipa's Second Balletmaster Lev Ivanov, was mounted especially for the farewell benefit performance in honor of the Imperial Ballet's Prima Balerina Assoluta Pierina Legnani, who left for her native Italy shortly thereafter.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Camargo_(Petipa/Minkus) (276 words)

	Swan Lake - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Ballerina who danced Odette was the Italian virtuosa Pierina Legnani, considered by the critics, public, and her fellow dancers alike to be among the greatest, if not thee greatest Ballerina to ever grace the Imperial stage.
		Pierina Legnani danced Odette/Odile, with Pavel Gerdt as Prince Siegfried, Alexei Bulgakov as Von Rothbart, and Alexander Oblakov as Benno.
		Pierina Legnani's variation as Odile was crafted by Petipa for her virtuoso technique, and is for the most part still performed as originally choreographed by him, still challenging Ballerinas to the present day.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Swan_Lake (7898 words)

	The Missing Link
		1797-1878), Enrico Cecchetti (1850-1928) and Pierina Legnani (1863-1923).
		Pierina Legnani, the Italian ballerina famous for her execution of thirty-two fouettés, kept notes of her classes while she was a pupil at La Scala in Milan in the 1880's.
		Within the body of the paper and the figures, all exercises are written as originally recorded by Blasis, Cecchetti or Legnani, accounting for the inconsistencies in spelling.
	www.sibmas.org /congresses/sibmas90/sto_10.html (2407 words)

	Ballet dancers
		She was proudly the first Russian to achieve the 32 fouettés in Swan Lake, until then thought to be the preserve of imported Italian dancers.
		Legnani went to St Petersburg in 1893, engaged for a single season with the Imperial Ballet, and there she created Cinderella.
		Born on 30 September 1863, Pierina Legnani studied at La Scala, Milan, and danced there and in London, Paris, and Madrid before moving to Russia.
	www.angelfire.com /dragon/judyt/ballet.html (6738 words)

	All About Pointe - History of Pointe
		At this time there were two main-- and rival-- schools of ballet in Europe: the French school, which Petipa brought to Russia, and the Italian school of which Cecchetti is a famous example.
		When two of the great ballerinas of the Italian school, Virginia Zucchi and Pierina Legnani, came to St. Petersburg their visit had a profound effect on the history of ballet.
		Soon all the Russian ballerinas had to catch up technically but found they could not manage in their soft shoes.
	www.dancer.com /hist4.html (402 words)

	Swan Lake [Petipa and Ivanov] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Dancers at the premiere: Pierina Legnani (Odette/Odile), Pavel Gerdt (the prince Siegfried).
		In the repertoire of the Paris Opera Ballet since 1960 (premiered by Josette Amiel and Flemming Flindt).
		Pierina Legnani, who was the first Odette/Odile and impressed the audience by performing 32 consecutive fouettés...
	www.cmi.univ-mrs.fr /~esouche/dance/Swan.html (380 words)

	Imperial Ice Stars: History of Swan Lake (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		On January 27, 1895, two years after Ivanov’s Act 2 debuted, the world saw the premiere of the Petipa/Ivanov version of Swan Lake that is thought of today as the standard version of the ballet.
		The leading roles of Odette/Odile were danced by Italian ballerina Pierina Legnani.
		Legnani introduced the now famous thirty two fouettés (a fast whipping turn on one foot) into the Black Swan pas de deux – a move many ballerinas resent because of its extreme difficulty but which if successfully performed can launch them to stardom.
	www.imperialicestars.com /productions/sloi/history.shtm (1354 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Most pointe shoes are covered in pink satin, and there is no right or left shoe.
		Pierina Legnani - Pierina was trained in Italy, but greatly influenced the Russian ballet.
		She was key in shaping the way Russian ballet is today.
	www.personal.utulsa.edu /~natasha-karsk/nmkpage5.htm (246 words)

	All about ballet pointe shoes but were afraid to ask
		Did you know the first ballet pointe shoes were developed by an Italian Ballet Master named Filippo Taglioni, father of the great 19th century ballerina Maria Taglioni.
		Did you know Pierina Legnani (1863-1923), one of the Italian ballerinas famous for "tiptoe" dancing, skyrocketed into fame with her thirty-two fouettes en tournant in the ballet Cinderella?
		She is noted to have said,"I turn thirty-two pirouettes on tiptoe without dropping my foot.
	www.ballet-feetfirst.com /ballet_pointe_shoes.html (1002 words)

	Russian classical ballet dance free music
		The premiere of Pyotr Ilich Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake took place on January 15, 1895 on the stage of the Maryinsky (Mariinsky) Theatre in St. Petersburg.
		This event, a benefit for the ballerina Pierina Legnani, is considered a historical date in ballet.
		Never before had Russian ballet presented so clearly and definitely the shift between different cultural eras and artistic styles.
	ring.mithec.com /history/content/ballet.html (1406 words)

	Pierina Legnani - Education - Information - Educational Resources - Encyclopedia - Music
		Pierina Legnani - Education - Information - Educational Resources - Encyclopedia - Music
		Pierina Legnani (1863-1923) was an Italian ballerina responsible for the inclusion of 32 consecutive fouettés en tournant en pointe to the ballet Swan Lake.
		A prima ballerina assoluta of the Mariinsky Ballet, Legnani trained at La Scala Opera where she developed her technical expertise.
	education.music.us /P/Pierina-Legnani.htm (261 words)

	Repertory Index - New York City Ballet
		The story is told through alternating scenes of mime and dancing, and the choreography includes technically brilliant solos, duets, trios, national dances (Spanish, Hungarian, Neapolitan and Polish) and divertissements.
		The first Swan Queen was Pierina Legnani (1863-1923), an Italian prima ballerina assoluta (a title awarded in Russia only to the very best ballerinas).
		She had made her Russian debut two years earlier, amazing the audience with a technical feat they had never seen before: Legnani was the first ballerina to execute a series of 32 consecutive fouettés.
	www.nycballet.com /company/rep.html?rep=184 (2430 words)

	FT.com / Arts & Weekend / Art & Design - Swan Lake, Royal Opera House, London (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Rather after the fashion of those old plays with subtitles, the Royal Ballet's Swan Lake on Tuesday should have boasted the rider Or Virtuosity Rewarded.
		Pierina Legnani, Petersburg's first Odette/ Odile in 1895, is still remembered for her speciality of 32 fouettés introduced into the ballroom scene, but though Tamara Rojo and Carlos Acosta have skills that are the stuff of bravura, these are placed wholly at the service of the ballets they perform.
		Not showing off, but showing: showing how supreme ability may illuminate, even redeem, a step, a role.
	www.ft.com /cms/s/fc516bee-6508-11d9-9f8b-00000e2511c8.html (516 words)

	CriticalDance.com - Pacific Northwest Ballet - Swan Lake - 'Dancing Odette/Odile' - Panel Discussion
		Fullington asked how they felt about the 32 fouettés and whether they were really essential to the role, or whether other combinations of steps might be just as effective.
		Happily, everyone responded that they felt it was essential to rise to the occasion and the challenge of the 32 fouettés and some expressed agreement with Pierina Legnani's choice to add them in the 1895 version as an expression of Odile's steely resolve.
		There was also general acknowledgement that not to do them would prove a great disappointment to the expectations of many in the audience -- including those of us who always count each fouetté.
	www.criticaldance.com /features/2003/PNB_Panel_20030916.html (613 words)

	Legnani Pierina - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Legnani Pierina - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Kirov-Mariinsky Ballet, Russian ballet company, originally known as the Mariinsky Ballet, noted for its performances of classic works.
		Help with Spanish, French, German, and Italian homework.
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Legnani_Pierina.html (58 words)

	Swan Lake History
		The leading roles of Odette/Odile were danced by Italian ballerina Pierina Legnani who was noted by a critic as "the supreme ideal of plastic movement." Shortly after the premier performance she introduced the now famous thirty two fouettés into the Black Swan pas de deux.
		Swan Lake was considered the ballet of Legnani until she retired from the stage.
		In the spring of 1901 it was passed on to Mathilde Kshesinskaya who brought the public new enthusiasm for the ballet.
	www.balletmet.org /Notes/SwanHist.html (4970 words)

	Swan Lake, the ballet - Ballet Academic Studio (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Swan Lake is one of the most technically difficult ballets.
		The difficulty is in part due to an exceptional Italian dancer, Pierina Legnani.
		When Legnani danced in the twofold role of Odette/Odile, she demonstrated her ability to execute 32 fouettes continuously.
	www.danceit.org /Swan.html (443 words)

	The Art of Ballet
		In 1895 a brilliant ballerina named Pierina Legnani turned 32 fouettes en pointe and changed ballet forever.
		But the smart Pierina had her slippers specially consturcted with the most advanced shoemaking materials available in 1895: burlap, cardboard and glue.
		Soon all ballerinas began to demand reinforced slippers so that they, too, could perform multiple pirouettes and sustained balances en pointe.
	www.expage.com /theartofballet (200 words)

	Swan Lake Maryinsky ballet February 20 prima ballerina assoluta Synopsis swan Russian Odile Pierina Legnani January 15 ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Swan Lake Maryinsky ballet February 20 prima ballerina assoluta Synopsis swan Russian Odile Pierina Legnani January 15 Saint Petersburg
		This feat was put into the choreography because it was a party piece of Pierina Legnani, first prima ballerina assoluta of the Maryinsky ballet.
		The ballet's premier in St. Petersburg was actually very poorly received, having been performed with lackluster costumes and scenery, unusual choreography, and a mediocre orchestra.
	en.powerwissen.com /sEYZ1TJuX77GoeqRZJu53g==_Swan_Lake.html (563 words)

	In search of Mathilde Kschessinska Dance Magazine - Find Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		She found Ivanov and Vazem to be uninspiring teachers, but at age fifteen she entered the class of the Danish-born Christian Johansson, an excellent teacher whose soul and sincerity she found instrumental in the success of her career.
		She was greatly influenced by Virginia Zucchi and Pierina Legnani, the Italian ballerinas who arrived in St. Petersburg in the 1880s and 1890s.
		They dazzled Russian audiences with their technique and acting ability.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1083/is_n3_v69/ai_16771642 (929 words)

	Dancing on Pointe
		At first some dancers resorted to wearing a soft pointe shoe for jumping on one foot and a hard one to support the leg for balances and pirouettes.
		The spectacularly graceful and charming Italian Ballerina, Pierina Legnani had her shoes made with a leather sole.
		Her party trick was to draw a small circle on the floor and then do thirty-two fouettes with the supporting leg never wandering outside the chalk circle.
	www.dancedirectory.co.za /content/articles/articles.asp?Section=DanceFacts (313 words)

	'Swan Lake' born as ugly duckling
		Sometimes the love story ends happily, sometimes tragically, sometimes surreally.
		Dancers made their own additions, and one - Italian ballerina Pierina Legnani - famously added 32 fouettés en tournant into the Black Swan pas de deux: throwing one leg out and turning en pointe over and over in a bravura display of technique.
		And, according to one amazed critic, "did not move one inch from the place she started."
	www.azcentral.com /arizonarepublic/ae/articles/1029swan1029.html (996 words)

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