Gayane (ballet) version stands as the definitive version of "Gayane". In the end, Nina Anisimova proved that character dancing endures and should be included in the world of classical ballet. The dance in "Gayane" did not follow the Petipa tradition, for example "Swan Lake", wherein the audience is treated to national dance in discrete divertissements of "dances of le salon", in Petipa's words; in contrast, the dance in "Gayane", by force of character, is felt throughout the ballet; it is a natural part of the people and of their history. In time, the ballet helped choreographers understand the importance of choreographic art
Edmond George Odette Edmond George Odette Edmond George Odette (22 May 1884 – 31 March 1939) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Windsor, Ontario and became an industrialist. Odette attended public school in Windsor, then Assomption College at nearby Sandwich. He became president of manufacturing firm Canadian Top and Body Corporation of Tilbury, Ontario. He was also vice-president of Golf Ball Corporation of Canada, vice-president of Canadian Deepwaterways and Power Association and a director of Northward Mines Ltd. From 1920 to 1923, Odette was mayor of Tilbury, Ontario and in 1924 was the