Background
Shelest, Alla was born on February 26, 1919 in Smolensk.
Shelest, Alla was born on February 26, 1919 in Smolensk.
Graduated from the Leningrad Choreographic School, 1937. Pupil of E. Gerdt.
Dancer and soloist at the Kirov Theatre, 1937-1963. Her speciality was dramatic roles. In the late 1940s, prima ballerina.
Many appearances at the Kremlin Theatre. Entertained Soviet leaders and foreign VIPs at private concerts. Chief choreographer at the Kuibyshev Theatre, 1967-1976.
Worked at the Tartu Theatre, Estonia, 1975. Taught at the Leningrad Choreographic School and in the ballet department of the Leningrad Conservatory.