Vladimir Vasiliev (dancer) Vladimir Vasiliev (dancer) Vladimir Viktorovich Vasiliev (Russian: Влади́мир Ви́кторович Васи́льев), (born April 18, 1940) is a Russian ballet dancer and choreographer from Moscow, Russia. He was a principal dancer with the Bolshoi Ballet and its director from 1995 to 2000. He was best known for his role of Spartacus and his powerful leaps and turns. Vladimir Vasiliev was named "God of the dance" and is regarded as a classical dancer on the same level as Rudolf Nureyev and Mikhail Baryshnikov. At the height of their careers, Vladimir Vasiliev and Ekaterina Maximova were the golden couple of Russian ballet. Vladimir Vasiliev
Colorado Ballet a field that included more than 80 other productions throughout the U.S. The artistic leadership of the Colorado Ballet includes (as of 2017-2018 season): "Artistic Director": Gil Boggs, former principal dancer of American Ballet Theatre "Ballet Mistresses": Lorita Travaglia, Sandra Brown "Music Director/Principal Conductor": Adam Flatt "Associate Conductor": Catherine Sailer "Company Pianist": Natalia Arefieva "Academy Principal": Erica Fischbach Colorado Ballet consists of 33 professional dancers from around the world (as of 2018-2019 season): The Studio Company is a pre-professional training program; members are selected by audition. The program is designed to offer young dancers training and experience working with the