Elizaveta Gerdt

About

Russian teacher and dancer, most known for working with the Bolshoi Ballet.

Before Fame

When she was young, she studied under Michel Fokine at the Imperial Ballet School.

Trivia

After the Russian Revolution, she was one of the only world-class instructors/dancers who chose to stay in Russia.

Family Life

She married Samuil Adrianov in 1884.

Associated With

She and Alla Pugacheva are both originally from Russia.