Alla Osipenko(I)
- Actress
Alla Osipenko was born in Leningrad, U.S.S.R. in 1932. She studied for
Agrippina Vaganova in Leningrad. Alla graduated in 1950 and was
immediately accepted at the Kirov Ballet as a soloist. She was
Nureyev's partner, until he defected, and then also Barishnikov's. She
began teaching at the Vaganova School in 1966.
Agrippina Vaganova in Leningrad. Alla graduated in 1950 and was
immediately accepted at the Kirov Ballet as a soloist. She was
Nureyev's partner, until he defected, and then also Barishnikov's. She
began teaching at the Vaganova School in 1966.