Nijinska, Bronislava
(1891–1972)> BALLERINA
Nijinska, Bronislava (January 1891, Minsk; 22 February 1972, Los Angeles), ballerina, was the daughter of the dancers Eleonora Bereda and Foma Nijinsky as well as the sister of the famous Vaslav Nijinsky . At first, she studied ballet privately with the well-known teacher Cecchetti , but, in 1900, she entered the Imperial School of Ballet in St. Petersburg, where she continued her studies under the direction of Cecchetti , Michel Fokine , and Kulichevskaya . After the completion of her studies…