3. The "Baby Balllerinas"

         These are three of my pupils Tatiana Riabouchinska, Tamara Toumanova, and Irina Baronova.  The trio was also nicknamed the "baby ballerinas" by master choreographer George Balanchine.  Balanchine first discovered Irina while I was teaching her in Paris when she was 12, and later made her and the two others principle dancers in his company. I passed down my Preobrajenska method that emphasizes musicality down to all of my students including these girls. This is an example of how I was a great teacher as well as a great dancer.

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