Throwback Thursday and Olga Jordan
Born in Russia in 1907 Olga Jordan
joined the Kirov Ballet after graduating from the Leningrad Choreographic
School in 1926. She studied with Vaganova and, according to https://jorgen-w.livejournal.com/6969.html: "She was a strong and tempermental dancer with brilliant technique".
Some of her notable roles included Jeanna in Flames of Paris (1932), Odile in Swan Lake (1933), as well as leading roles in Esmeralda and Laurencia. Beginning in 1950 she became a teacher at the Vaganova Ballet School and during the 1960s she taught at the Moscow Ballet School and the bolshoi Theatre.
She died in 1971, aged 63-64 and her cremated ashes were scattered.
From the Big
Blue Book of Ballet Secrets
Dance History Secret #323:
“Olga Jordan was said to
have brilliant technique.”
Link of the Day:
Quote of the Day:
“Stars
don’t beg the world for attention; their beauty forces us to look up.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo
― Matshona Dhliwayo
Help expand the knowledge base!
Leave a
comment about any instructions, ideas, or images that worked best for you!
Check
out my coloring books! They are available on Amazon.
Want
to know more about me? Read my interview at Ballet Connections:
Or "Like" me on my Facebook Author Page:
For interesting articles involving mental health:
No comments:
Post a Comment