Born Apr. 11 (23), 1880, in St. Petersburg; died Aug. 23, 1942, in New York. Russian ballet dancer, choreographer, and teacher. In 1898, Fokine graduated from the St. Petersburg Theater School, where he had trained under N. G. Legat. He performed as a soloist at the Mariinskii...
Michel Fokine(born April 23 [April 11, old style], 1880,St. Petersburg, Russia—died Aug. 22, 1942, New York City) was a dancer and choreographer who profoundly influenced the 20th-centuryclassical balletrepertoire. In 1905 he composed the soloThe Dying Swanfor the Russian ballerina Anna Pa...