a ▁P . ▁Mey ▁( auth ors ▁of ▁the ▁Al phabet ▁of ▁Class ical ▁Dance ). ▁ ▁Among ▁V agan ova ' s ▁dance ▁al um na e ▁were ▁the ▁distinguished ▁Soviet ▁ball er inas ▁Marina ▁S emy on ova , ▁Ol ga ▁Jordan , ▁Gal ina ▁U lan ova , ▁Tat iana ▁V ech es lo va , ▁F ey a ▁Bal ab ina , ▁Natal ia ▁D ud in sk aya , ▁Gal ina ▁Kir illo va , ▁Al la ▁Sh el est , ▁Nin el ▁Pet ro va , ▁Non na ▁Y ast reb ova , ▁Ol ga ▁Mo ise e va , ▁Lud m illa ▁Sa fr on ova , ▁Nin el ▁K urg apk ina , ▁Al la ▁O ss ip en ko ▁and ▁Ir ina ▁Kol p ak ova ▁among ▁many ▁others . ▁ ▁Her ▁teaching ▁combined ▁the ▁elegant , ▁ref ined ▁style ▁of ▁the ▁old ▁French ▁School ▁which ▁V agan ova ▁had ▁been ▁taught ▁by ▁Christian ▁Joh ans son , ▁the ▁beauty ▁and ▁smooth ness ▁of ▁the ▁arms ▁movements ▁of ▁old ▁Russian ▁School , ▁strong ▁and ▁master ly ▁feet ▁technique ▁of ▁Italian ▁School ▁with ▁more ▁vig orous ▁dan cing ▁developed ▁in ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union . ▁Her ▁last ▁school ▁gradu ation ▁was ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁— ▁not ▁long ▁before ▁her ▁death . ▁ ▁She ▁also ▁taught ▁the ▁class ▁of ▁per fection ▁for ▁the ▁female ▁d anc ers ▁of ▁the ▁K iro v ▁Bal let ▁for ▁many ▁years ▁till ▁ 1 9 5 1 ,