Background
Mei, Varvara was born on January 18, 1912 in Petersburg.
Mei, Varvara was born on January 18, 1912 in Petersburg.
Graduated from the Leningrad Choreographic School, 1929. Pupil of A. Vaganova. Graduated from the pedagogical department of the same school, 1941, and the Leningrad Conservatory, 1951.
Taught at the Leningrad Choreographic School from 1938. Taught ballet in Cairo, 1971-1972.