Stanislav Issaev

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Stanislav Issaev (born August 6, 1956, city of Gorky, Russian Federation, USSR) [1] is a Russian ballet teacher and former (1974 - 1990) Principal Dancer with the Moscow Classical Ballet.(Moscow State Ballet Theatre) [1] He studied at the Perm school of ballet (1966 - 1974, class of I.I. Plakht and M.M. Mirgaripov) [2] [3] He toured internationally with Moscow Classical Ballet more than 40 countries before the fall of the USSR. [4] [5] [6] [7]

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Career

During his career, Issaev was a frequent partner of Ekaterina Maximova, prima ballerina of the Bolshoi Ballet. [1] In 2009, appeared as a celebrity judge on the NBC show "Superstars of Dance". [8]

Issaev led the dance program at the South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities from 2001 to 2013, [9] before going on to be the master men's ballet teacher at the Kirov Academy of Ballet in Washington, DC in 2014. He currently teaches at the CityDance Conservatory at Strathmore, in Washington, DC. [3] [10]

Awards and honors

Issaev won a number of awards during his career, including a gold medal at the Varna International Ballet Competition (1980) [11] and the Vaslav Nijinsky Prize from the Paris Academy of Dance (1984).[ citation needed ] In 1990, he was named a People's Artist of Russia.[ citation needed ]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Baumsten, Shelley (11 January 1987). "FROM RUSSIA WITH TRUST". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  2. ↑ "Stanislav Issaev Russian ballet dancer, teacher, choreographer". barynya.com. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Stanislav Issaev". Washington, D.C. Grand Prix. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  4. ↑ Kisselgoff, Anna (7 November 1988). "Review/Ballet; A Moscow Troupe in 'Swan Lake'". The New York Times . p. C15. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  5. ↑ Kisselgoff, Anna (8 November 1988). "Review/Ballet; The Established and the New in Moscow Troupe". The New York Times . p. C15. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  6. ↑ Kisselgoff, Anna (2 July 1987). "BALLET: BOLSHOI IN GRIGOROVICH'S 'GOLDEN AGE'". The New York Times . p. C19. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  7. ↑ Anderson, Jack (6 October 1992). "Review/Ballet; Some Russian Dancers Make Up for a Cancellation". The New York Times . p. C11. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  8. ↑ "Superstars of Dance @ Reality TV World". Reality TV World. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  9. ↑ Magazine, Dance (24 July 2007). "Teacher's Wisdom: Stanislav Issaev". Dance Magazine.
  10. ↑ "2020-2021 Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP) Showing". CityDance. 29 April 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  11. ↑ "X International Ballet Competition – Varna 1980". Varna International Ballet Competition . 18 April 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2024.


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