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Russian Ballet Master Teaches Class in Canton

CTV STAFF
Sunday, August 03, 2008

Valery Lantratov, artistic director and general director of the Russian National Ballet Foundation, recently taught a master class for students at The Academy of Dance Arts. Lantratov is the artistic director and general director of the Russian National Ballet Foundation.

Lantratov, a Moscow resident, is a former principal dancer with the Moscow Stanislavsky Ballet and has danced with such artists as Rudolf Nureyev and Maya Plitsetskaya. He holds the title of "People's Artist of Russia". The class in Canton was on July 2.

For more information on ballet and other dance classes offered by Academy of Dance Arts, call (770) 479-4615 or visit www.academyofdancearts.com.

 Russian Ballet Master Teaches Class in Canton

Back row, from left, are Beth Dotson, Ashley Gibson, Elizabeth Chapman, Ballet Master, Valery Lantratov, Allison Gantz, Brittany O'Bryant and Julia Johnson. Front row, from left, are Sarah Boies, Daylan Green, Abigail Copeland and Hanna Lacy.