Vaslav Nijinsky

Vaslav Fomich Nijinsky (?????? ????? ?????????, Polish language: Wac?aw Ni?y?ski) (March 12, 1890 – April 8, 1950) was a Polish-born Russian ballet dancer and choreographer. Thought to be among the great male dancers in history, he became celebrated for his virtuosity and for the depth and intensity of his characterizations. He could perform en pointe, a rare skill among male dancers at the time (Albright, 2004) and his ability to perform seemingly gravity-defying leaps was also legendary.

Source

• Albright, Daniel (2004). Modernism and Music: An Anthology of Sources, p.19. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 0226012670.