I remember talking to Maia Plissetskaya (who has now replaced Ulanova as prima ballerina). From Wordnik.com. [The Soviet Challenge in Asia] Reference
Now watch thisGalina Ulanova and Maya Plisetskaya in a 1953 film of The Fountain of Bakhchisarai. From Wordnik.com. [The Bolshoi ballet: a step-by-step guide to dance] Reference
Toronto balletomanes who saw the Bolshoi Ballet's first performance of "Giselle" at Maple Leaf Gardens will remember the great ballerina Galina Ulanova. From Wordnik.com. [Canada's Artistic Boom II] Reference
This is the version that triumphed in Russia and was brought to the West: We saw it during the first Bolshoi visit to New York, in 1959, with the 49-year-old Ulanova as a sublime Juliet. From Wordnik.com. [A Happy Ending, No Balcony���Wherefore Art Thou, Romeo?] Reference
Romeo and Juliet: pas de deux (Ulanova-Gabovich, 1951). From Wordnik.com. [AvaxHome RSS:] Reference
There’s a basic problem here: With the exception of the sublime Ulanova (like Zakharova, imported from the Kirov), the Bolshoi’s stock in trade has long been its explosive Übermensch, with ballerinas to match — the consummately flamboyant Maya Plisetskaya, after all, was for years its emblematic dancer (and the greatest of Kitri’s). From Wordnik.com. [A Bastion of Bravura, The Bolshoi Wows Its Fans] Reference
Only too aware of her stature - her name in world terms being far better known than that of Ulanova - Rudolf himself now "felt a bit. From Wordnik.com. [The Sheila Variations] Reference
Ulanova: Her Childhood and School Days. From Wordnik.com. [Marie Rambert.] Reference
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