Beriosova, Svetlana
Svetlana Beriosova Photos
Svetlana Beriosova Biography
Notable: 1932 – 1998; Royal Ballet
Svetlana Beriosova was born in Kaunas, Lithuania 1932. Her family emigrated to USA 1940 where she was trained by her father who was a ballet dancer. Joined Grand Ballet de Monte Carlo 1947. Moved to England and joined the Sadler’s Wells Ballet Company in 1950. She was appointed prima ballerina in 1955.
Repertoire includes:
- Trumpet Concert
- The Prince of the Pagodas
- Antigone
- Perséphone
- Ondine
- Baiser de la fée
- Swan Lake
- The Sleeping Beauty
- Giselle
- Coppelia
- Sylvia
- Cinderella
Retired from stage in 1975.
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