Valery Lagunov is the teacher of the dancer in what famous ballet troupe?
Valery Lagunov Lagunov was born on July 2, 1942 in Moscow, Russia. In 1962 he graduated from the Moscow State Choreographic Academy where his teacher was Aleksey Yermolayev, and same year joined Bolshoi Ballet. He first appeared in "Scriabiniana" as "Garland" in 1962 and four next year played in "Sleeping Beauty" as "Prince". In 1966 he played as one of the shepherd boys in "the Nutcracker" and five years later appeared as "Archon" in "Icarus". In 1972 he participated in the "Swan Lake" where he played a role of "Evil genius" and the same year played a role as a "dance teacher" in "Cinderella". Three years later he appeared as "Albrecht" in "Giselle" and by 1976 played a role of "black man" in "Mozart and Salieri". The same year he was named "Merited Artist of the Russian Federation" and also appeared as "Don Juan" in "Love for Love". In 1979 he graduated from the Russian University of Theatre Arts and retired as a dancer in 1983. Since 1996 he teaches such future ballet dancers as Mikhail Lobukhin and Vladislav Lantratov.
Vaslav Nijinsky Vaslav Nijinsky (also Vatslav; Russian: Ва́цлав Фоми́ч Нижи́нский ; ] ; Polish: "Wacław Niżyński" ; 12 March 1889/18908 April 1950) was a Russian ballet dancer and choreographer of Polish descent, cited as the greatest male dancer of the early 20th century. He was celebrated for his virtuosity and for the depth and intensity of his characterizations. He could dance "en pointe", a rare skill among male dancers at the time and was admired for his seemingly gravity-defying leaps.