Slavenska

[ slah-ven-skah ]

noun

1. Mi·a [mee, -ah], Mia Corak, 1914?–2002, U.S. dancer and choreographer, born in Yugoslavia.

Example Sentences

The older ballerinas Yvette Chauviré and Mia Slavenska were also in the film.

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Shortly before Mia Slavenska died in 2002, Maria Ramas, her daughter, made a promise: to tell her story.

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In 1947, Ms. Slavenska created Ballet Variante, a touring group, and five years later formed the Slavenska-Franklin Ballet — an effort to create something progressive — with Mr. Franklin.

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Tennessee Williams, Ms. Slavenska said, visited her backstage and told her she was his best Blanche.

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“Streetcar” was sold to American Ballet Theater, and Ms. Slavenska forced herself to attend the premiere, where, she said, the dancer Nora Kaye expressed her unhappiness with the costume.

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