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Title of Prima Ballerina awarded to Joburg Ballet's Burnise Silvius – and what the title really means : BodyMindBallet
![English: Photograph of Pierina Legnani (1863-1923), Prima ballerina assoluta of the St. Petersburg Imperial Theatres. She is costumed for the first act of the original production of the choreographer Marius Petipa (1818-1910) English: Photograph of Pierina Legnani (1863-1923), Prima ballerina assoluta of the St. Petersburg Imperial Theatres. She is costumed for the first act of the original production of the choreographer Marius Petipa (1818-1910)](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/P7YW2P/english-photograph-of-pierina-legnani-1863-1923-prima-ballerina-assoluta-of-the-st-petersburg-imperial-theatres-she-is-costumed-for-the-first-act-of-the-original-production-of-the-choreographer-marius-petipa-1818-1910-the-composer-riccardo-drigos-1846-1930-1896-ballet-la-perle-1896-243-legnani-whitepearl-P7YW2P.jpg)
English: Photograph of Pierina Legnani (1863-1923), Prima ballerina assoluta of the St. Petersburg Imperial Theatres. She is costumed for the first act of the original production of the choreographer Marius Petipa (1818-1910)
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English: Pierina Legnani (1863-1923), Prima ballerina assoluta of the St. Petersburg Imperial Theatres. She is costumed for the ballet Cinderella (Zolushka). 1893 92 Cinderella -title role -Pierina Legnani -1893 Stock Photo - Alamy
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