Background
Terekhov, Miguel R. was born on August 22, 1928 in Montevideo, Uruguay. Arrived in United States, 1954, naturalized, 1963. Son of Miguel George and Antonia (Rodriguez) Terekhov.
Terekhov, Miguel R. was born on August 22, 1928 in Montevideo, Uruguay. Arrived in United States, 1954, naturalized, 1963. Son of Miguel George and Antonia (Rodriguez) Terekhov.
Graduate Montevideo public schools.
Soloist, Teatro Sodre, Montevideo, 1941-1943. Soloist, lead dancer Original Ballet Russe, 1943-1949, principal dancer Teatro Sodre, Montevideo, 1949-1951. Principal dancer Boris Kniaseff Ballet Company, Buenos Aires, 1951-1952.
Choreographer weeklyTV program Night at the Ballet, Havana, Cuba, 1954.
Lead dancer Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, 1954-1958, regisseur general, 1957. Principal dancer Teatro Sodre, Montevideo, 1952-1954.
Staged own choreography ballet DonQuixote, Texas Christian U. Ballet, Fort Worth, 1976. Staged own choreography Arensky Variations for Allegro Ballet Company, Houston, 1976.
Artist-in-residence Oklahoma University, 1961-1963, assistant professor ballet, 1963-1967, associate professor, 1967-1970, professor, since 1970, department chairman dance, since 1973.
Choreographer full length ballets of The Nutcracker, Coppelia, Undine, Romeo and Juliet, Giselle, Oklahoma City Civic Ballet, also U. Oklahoma Ballet. Choreographer one act ballets. Choreographer operas Louisiana Traviata andCarmen, Oklahoma City Lyric Opera.
Die Fledermaus and The Unicorn, The Gorgon, The Manticore, Oklahoma U. School Music.
Guest lecturer Ballet Club, New York City. Instructor master classes Southwest Regional Ballet Festival;director Oklahoma City Civic Ballet, 1963-1971.
Company-director Oklahoma Indian Ballerina Festival, 1967. Board of directors Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute.
Member National Association for Regional Ballet, Oklahoma Arts and Humanities Advisory Board, Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute.
Married Yvonne Chouteau, August 31, 1956. Children: Christina, Elizabeth.