Throwback
Thursday and Hilda Butsova
Another
dancer who changed her name to a Russian-sounding one was Hilda Boot who became
Hilda Butsova. She was born on July 11, 1896 in Nottingham England.
Age the
tender age of 13 she was already performing with Diaghilev’s Ballet Russes in
London. She then joined Anna Pavlova’s company, often serving as Pavlova’s
understudy. It was at Pavlova’s suggestion that she changed her name. With this
company she danced principal roles from 1911 to 1929.
In 1925 she
married Harry Mills, the manager of the Pavlova company. They had a son, Alan
R. Mills.In 1930 they
relocated to the United States, and she toured with Mikhail Mordkin’s company
and appeared at the Capitol Theater in New York City.
By the
mid-1930s she retired to teach and soon became known as a great teacher of
Russian classical ballet.
She died on March
21, 1976 of a heart attack while staying with relatives in Scarsdale, NY.
From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets
Dance History Factoid #180:
“Hilda Butsova often served as
Pavlova’s understudy.”
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