Vera Volkova
If you love dancer biographies, you should check out Vera Volkova, written by Alexander Meinertz. Volkova was central to the European ballet world for almost four decades, teaching ballet greats such as Rudolf Nureyev and Margot Fonteyn. Brought up in Imperial St. Petersburg, Volkova was one of the students upon whom Agrippina Vaganova developed her famous system. She fled to the West to escape the Russian Revolution. Her influence reached the U.S.A., Australia, Canada and South Africa, yet she was intensely private. Now this dramatic biography reveals her extraordinary life and legacy while examining in detail her teaching methods. A must for your dance library. Hardback, 248 pages, 48 pages of monochrome photos. ISBN: 978-185273-111-3. Offered by Princeton Book Company Pub. Found on www.dancehorizons.com.