Alexandra Fyodorova
Alexandra Fyodorova (1884, St. Petersburg, Russian Empire – 1972, Ridgewood, New Jersey, USA) – former soloist of the Mariinsky Theatre. In 1925 came to Riga as a new ballet-master and prima-ballerina. As a ballet-master she worked 8 seasons. In a short time she managed to raise Latvian ballet to a European level. From her ballet studio came many ballet dancers who became famous in the future. In 1937 A. Fyodorova moved to the USA, where she ran a ballet studio for many years.
Alexandra Fyodorova has died on August 20, 1972 in the New Jersey, USA.