Imperial Russian pre 1917 Marie Petipa Ballerina Mariinsky Postcard#3

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Marie Petipa
Postcard, before 1917
Condition: good
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Marie Mariusovna Petipa
(Russian: Мари́я Ма́риусовна Петипа́; 17 (29) October 1857 – 16 January 1930) was a noted Russian Empire ballerina. She was born in St. Petersburg, the daughter of Marius Petipa (under whom she studied) and Maria Petipa. Her debut was at the Mariinsky Theatre in 1875 in Le Dahlia bleu and her dancing career, mainly in the character dance repertoire, lasted until 1907, although she performed on rare occasions through 1911.