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| − | + | CHERNIAVSKY, Alex. Impresiaro, dancer. Born in Russia, son of Poppa Cherniavsky. Largely responsible for the emergence of ballet in South Africa. Arrived in 1912 as a member of a dance trio that toured South Africa, giving no less than six hundred performances. After the tour he settled in South Africa and because of his family's fame in Europe he became a formidable inpresiaro. Later became involved with I.W. Schlesinger. He also brought [[Anna Pavlova]] to South Africa. | |
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Revision as of 15:07, 2 July 2012
CHERNIAVSKY, Alex. Impresiaro, dancer. Born in Russia, son of Poppa Cherniavsky. Largely responsible for the emergence of ballet in South Africa. Arrived in 1912 as a member of a dance trio that toured South Africa, giving no less than six hundred performances. After the tour he settled in South Africa and because of his family's fame in Europe he became a formidable inpresiaro. Later became involved with I.W. Schlesinger. He also brought Anna Pavlova to South Africa.
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