Legends of Russian Ballet: Maestro Marius Petipa (1818-1910), ” The Father of Russian Ballet”, His First Wife Maria Petipa (1836-1882), Russian Prima Ballerina, Their Daughter Marie Petipa (1857-1930), Noted Russian Ballet Dancer
Watch video:“La Fille du Pharaon” (Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow) “Diana’s breast, the cheeks of Flora, Are charming, my dear friends, For me but a leg of Terpsihore, Is more attractive, I need confess. It is caressing my eye, imagination, The divine award of my desire, To promise by beauty the temptation, To be satisfied with passion…