Who is Anna Pavlova family?

Victor Dandré
Lyubov FeodorovnaMatvey Pavlovich Pavlov
Anna Pavlova/Family

How old was Anna Pavlova when she died?

49 years (1881–1931)Anna Pavlova / Age at death

What is Anna Pavlova’s full name?

Anna Pavlovna Pavlova
Anna Pavlova, in full Anna Pavlovna Pavlova, (born January 31 [February 12, New Style], 1881, St. Petersburg, Russia—died January 23, 1931, The Hague, Netherlands), Russian ballerina, the most-celebrated dancer of her time.

Who was Anna Pavlova’s parents?

Lyubov Feodorovna
Matvey Pavlovich Pavlov
Anna Pavlova/Parents

Who did Anna Pavlova grow up with?

grandmother
Petersburg. Young Anna Pavlova was raised by her grandmother at her villa in Ligovo, an upscale suburb of St. Petersburg. There she became acquainted with aristocratic society and attended ballet performances at the Imperial Mariinsky Theatre.

At what age did Anna Pavlova start dancing?

Although they were poor, Pavlova and her mother were able to see a performance of The Sleeping Beauty at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg when she was 8 years old. Captivated by what she saw, the wide-eyed little girl declared she was resolved to become a ballet dancer.

What made Anna sick?

The dancer fell ill on Tuesday after she had come here on tour from Paris and at first it was believed that she merely was suffering from grip as the result of a slight cold contracted in Paris. Later the combination of pleurisy and influenza developed, which was complicated by a weakness of the heart.

What was Anna Pavlova childhood like?

She was an illegitimate daughter to parents of a Russian-Jewish background. Her real father was a wealthy businessman named Lazar Polyakov. Her mother, Lyubov Fedorovna Pavlova, was a poor peasant. Her mother’s husband, Mathwey (Mathew) Pavlov, was a retired soldier, who died when Anna was only two years old.

What did Anna Pavlova do before she was famous?

Anna Pavlova was a Russian prima ballerina during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. After attending the Imperial Ballet School, she made her company debut in 1899 and quickly became a prima ballerina. Her breakthrough performance was in The Dying Swan in 1905, which became her signature role.