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Marika Besobrasova was born on 4 August, 1918 in Yalta, Russian Empire, is a Founder. Discover Marika Besobrasova's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is She in this year and how She spends money? Also learn how She earned most of networth at the age of 92 years old?

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Occupation Dancer, ballet teacher
Age 92 years old
Zodiac Sign Leo
Born 4 August 1918
Birthday 4 August
Birthplace Yalta, Russian Empire
Date of death (2010-04-25) Monte Carlo, Monaco
Died Place Monte Carlo, Monaco
Nationality Russia

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2010

Marika Besobrasova died on 24 April 2010 in a Monte Carlo hospital, at the age of 91.

1974

In 1974, Prince Rainier granted Besobrasova a villa Casa Mia in Monte Carlo, in which her dance academy was housed since then. The next year, in 1975, Besobrasova’s school was renamed to Princess Grace Classical Dance Academy. As royal family provided the facility for the Besobrasova’s ballet school, in some sources Grace Kelly, otherwise known as Princess Grace of Monaco, is named as a founder of the school. Besobrasova remained the head of the school for thirty-four years until her death.

1966

From 1966, in addition to her school in Monte Carlo, Besobrasova headed the school of the Ballet and the Opera in Zurich and the Ballet of the Opera in Rome. She was in great demand as an educator throughout Europe and from 1970 worked in close collaboration with the Stuttgart Ballet. In 1971 Besobrasova staged Rudolf Nureyev’s Paquita for the American Ballet Theatre in New York City. For many years she was a member of the Migros Culture Percentage Scholarship jury, as well as a frequent member of the jury at international dance competitions.

1952

In 1952, she set up her own school in Monte Carlo called “Monte Carlo Classic Dance School”. Even though training background of the school was based on Russian methods, the school program suggested universal professional education. During the 1960s, Besobrasova developed a teaching system consisting of eleven-year program. Based on Agrippina Vaganova’s syllabus with heavy influence of French school, the program is now used by dance teachers in several countries.

1940

In 1940 she founded the Ballet de Cannes de Marika Besobrasova. Between 1947 and 1949 Besobrasova was the titular teacher of the Marquis de Cuevas Ballet, and went to the Ballet des Champs Elysées where she remained until 1951.

1935

At the age of 12, she received her first ballet classes from Julia Sedova in Nice. The years later, at fifteen, she started her professional career with the opera ballet in Monte Carlo. In 1935, at the age of 17, she was noticed by the impresario René Blum and became part of the “Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo” directed by Michael Fokine. Besobrasova spoke about Fokine as of the first genius she met.

1918

Marika Besobrasova (Russian: Мари́ка Безобра́зова, romanized: Maríka Bezobrázova; 4 August 1918 – 25 April 2010) was a Monegasque dancer and ballet teacher of Russian origin. She was a founder and a head of Princess Grace Classic Dance Academy in Monte Carlo.

Marika Besobrasova was born on 4 August 1918 in Yalta. Her family originally was from Saint Petersburg. Her grandfather was a general in command of Tsar Nicholas II’s guards and her grandmother was a lady-in-waiting to the Czar’s mother, Maria Feodorovna. Besobrasova’s father fought in the White Army before having to escape with his family to Europe. Besobrasova was two years old when the family left for Europe. Their first stop was in Constantinople. There the family stayed on the pier for forty days, which resulted Besobrasova in getting double pneumonia and double pleurisy and the followed operation. After leaving Constantinople, the family stopped briefly in Venice, and traveled further first settling in Denmark. As the climate was difficult there, they decided to leave for the south of France. From the age of nine Besobrasova attended Russian Lyceum in Nice.