Background
Egorova, Liubov was born on August 8, 1880 in Petersburg.
Egorova, Liubov was born on August 8, 1880 in Petersburg.
Graduated from the Petersburg Theatre School, 1898.
A pupil of E Cecchetti. Joined the Mariinskii Theatre, and soon became one of its leading dancers. In 1917 joined Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes.
In 1921, made a triumphal appearance in London in the The Sleeping Beauty. In 1923, organized her own ballet school, and in 1937 founded the Ballet de la Jeunesse.