the Choreographic College on Rossi Street was renamed in her honor; in 1961, it received the title of "academic" and in 1991 it began to use the name Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet. See also List of dancers List of Russian ballet dancers References External links The Ballerina Gallery – Agrippina Vaganova 1879 births 1951 deaths Choreographers of Mariinsky Theatre People's Artists of the RSFSR Stalin Prize winners Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour Ballerinas from the Russian Empire Ballet teachers Educators from the Russian Empire Soviet ballerinas Soviet educators Vaganova graduates People from the Russian Empire of Armenian descent