Pierina Legnani

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Pierina Legnani as the Tsar Maiden in Petipa's revival of The Little Humpbacked Horse, St. Petersburg, 1895
Pierina Legnani as the Tsar Maiden in Petipa's revival of The Little Humpbacked Horse, St. Petersburg, 1895

Pierina Legnani (Milan, Italy, 30 September 1868 – Milan, 15 November 1930) was an Italian ballerina. From 1893 until 1901 she was Prima Ballerina Assoluta with the Tsars Imperial Ballet. Legnani trained at La Scala where she developed her technical expertise. She was the first Ballerina to perform 32 fouettés en tournant.

Legnani originated the roles of Odette & Odile in the famous Petipa / Ivanov ballet Swan Lake (1895).

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