Vladimir Vasiliev

Date of birth

18 Apr 1940

87 years ago at Moscow, USSR [now Russia]

Also Known As

Vladimir Viktorovitch Vassiliev
Владимир Викторович Васильев
Владимир Васильев

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.

Biography

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.

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