Irina Kolpakova
The famous student of Agripina Vaganova
The famous disciple of Vaganova who is described as personifying the best features of the Leningrad (St. Petersburg) Classical School of Ballet was invited by one of her former dance partners, Mikhail Baryshnikov, to teach at American Ballet Theatre (ABT) in the 1980’s. She has nurtured several generations of dancers at ABT.
During our visit to New York we were able to arrange a meeting with Irina Kolpakova at the ABT studio where she has been training principle dancers for upcoming performances.
Irina Alexandrovna gratiously allowed us to observe her practice session with ABT principle Calvin Royal III and blessed our vision for bringing classical ballet to schools.
Here is the article that Elena wrote about this world renowned ballet artist and teacher: Vaganova and the Sacred Code of Dance: The Story of the Extraordinary Irina Kolpakova
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