Nureyev

Nureyev
biographical name Rudolf Hametovich 1938-1993 Russian-born ballet dancer

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  • Nureyev — [noo rā′yef] Rudolf (Hametovich) 1938 93; ballet dancer, born in the Soviet Union …   English World dictionary

  • Nureyev — n. family name; Rudolph Nureyev (1938 1993), Russian ballet dancer who defected to the West …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Nureyev — noun Russian dancer who was often the partner of Dame Margot Fonteyn and who defected to the United States in 1961 (born in 1938) • Syn: ↑Rudolf Nureyev • Instance Hypernyms: ↑dancer, ↑professional dancer, ↑terpsichorean …   Useful english dictionary

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  • Nureyev, Rudolf — ▪ Russian dancer in full  Rudolf Hametovich Nureyev  born March 17, 1938, Irkutsk, Russian S.F.S.R. [now Russia] died Jan. 6, 1993, Paris, France  ballet dancer whose suspended leaps and fast turns were often compared to Vaslav Nijinsky s… …   Universalium

  • Nureyev, Rudolf Hametovich — ▪ 1994       Soviet born ballet dancer (b. March 17, 1938, near Irkutsk, Russian S.F.S.R., U.S.S.R. d. Jan. 6, 1993, Paris, France), was one of the most celebrated dancers of the 20th century and the first male superstar of the ballet world since …   Universalium

  • Nureyev, Rudolf (Hametovich) — born March 17, 1938, Irkutsk, Russia, U.S.S.R. died Jan. 6, 1993, Paris, Fr. Russian ballet dancer. After studying ballet in Leningrad (1955–58), he joined the Kirov Ballet as a soloist. He defected during the company s tour to Paris in 1961.… …   Universalium

  • Nureyev — /noo ray ef, ev/; Russ. /nooh rddyay yif/, n. Rudolf (Hametovich) /khu mye teuh vyich/, 1938 93, Russian ballet dancer and choreographer; Austrian citizen 1982. * * * …   Universalium

  • Nureyev — Nu|re|yev, Ru|dolf (1938 93) a Russian ↑ballet dancer who escaped from the former Soviet Union in 1961 to live in the West. He often danced with Dame Margot Fonteyn and was one of the greatest male dancers ever …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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