Some of the great dancers include Anna Pavlova , Tamara Karsavina , Olga Spessivtzeva , Mathilde Kschessinska , Ida Rubinstein , Bronislava Nijinska , Lydia Lopokova and Alicia Markova . Principal women dancers included many who earned international renown : Anna Pavlova , Tamara Karsavina , Olga Spessivtseva , Mathilde Kschessinska , Ida Rubinstein , Bronislava Nijinska , Lydia Lopokova , Diana Gould and Alicia Markova , among others .