Alexander Pushkin (ballet dancer)

Alexander Ivanovich Pushkin (Russian: Алекса́ндр Ива́нович Пу́шкин; 7 September 1907 – 20 March 1970) was a Russian ballet dancer and ballet master. His students include Askold Makarov, Nikita Dolgushin, Oleg Vinogradov, Rudolf Nureyev,^[1] Margarita Trayanova,^[2] Mikhail Baryshnikov and Sergei Berezhnoy.^[3]

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Alexander Ivanovich Pushkin

(1907-09-07)7 September 1907

Mikulino (Moscow Oblast)

Died20 March 1970(1970-03-20) (aged 62)

Leningrad

Occupationsballet dancer, choreographer, ballet teacher

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Alexander Pushkin
Pushkin (right) with Rudolf Nureyev (left)
Born	Alexander Ivanovich Pushkin (1907-09-07)7 September 1907 Mikulino (Moscow Oblast)
Died	20 March 1970(1970-03-20) (aged 62) Leningrad
Occupations	ballet dancer, choreographer, ballet teacher

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Pushkin's movement system was based on the experience of musical theater. This system of movement arose from folk, social, and other forms of dance. It is this system that is associated with the concepts of "Russian" and "classical" ballet^[4].