Lubov Tchernicheva danced with the Mariinsky Ballet from 1908 to 1911 , and with the Ballets Russes from 1911 to 1929 . She was ballet mistress of the Ballets Russes from 1926 to 1929 . She created roles in '' The Good Humoured Ladies '' ( 1917 ) , '' La Boutique Fantasque '' ( 1919 ) , '' Pulcinella '' ( 1920 ) , '' Les Noces '' ( 1924 ) , '' Les Fâcheux '' ( 1924 ) , '' Zéphire et Flore '' ( 1925 ) , '' Jack-in-the-Box '' ( 1926 ) , '' The Triumph of Neptune '' ( 1926 ) , '' Le Pas d'acier '' ( 1927 ) , '' Apollon musagète '' ( 1928 ) , '' The Gods Go a-Begging '' ( 1928 ) , and '' Francesca da Rimini '' ( 1937 ) . In 1932 she became ballet mistress of the Ballet Russe of Monte Carlo , and was active in that organization until it dissolved in 1952 . She danced in a revival of Fokine 's '' Thamar '' at the Metropolitan Opera House in 1935 . Her last dancing role was in 1957 , at age 66 , as Lady Capulet in '' Romeo and Juliet '' at La Scala . In the 1950s , Tchernicheva and her husband produced Russian ballets in London and New York , including a 1954 revival of The Firebird starring Margot Fonteyn and Michael Somes . The couple were jointly honored with the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Award in 1966 , for the services to dance . She continued teaching in England , into the 1970s
Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Award
Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Award
Lubov Tchernicheva