Background
Snetkova, Evgenia was born on July 4, 1882 in Petersburg.
Snetkova, Evgenia was born on July 4, 1882 in Petersburg.
Graduated from the Petersburg Theatre School. Pupil of Enrico Cecchetti.
With the Mariinskii Theatre from 1900. First appearance with the corps de ballet. Small solo roles before 1922.
Taught classical dancing in private studios in Petrograd, and at A. Volynskii’s School of Russian Ballet, 1917-1920. Taught the junior classes at the Leningrad Choreographic School, 1920-1951. Produced performances for the School theatre as well as concert performances.
Among her pupils were G. Komleva, A. Osipenko, N. Dudinskaia, S. Koren’, and K. Sergeev.