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Ludmilla Chiriaeff
Ludmilla Chiriaeff (January 10, 1924 - September 22, 1996) was a Canadian ballet dancer, choreographer, and director.
Born in Riga, Latvia, she trained in Berlin with Alexandra Nicolaieva , a former prima ballerina of the Bolshoi Ballet.
After immigrating to Montreal, Quebec in 1952 she founded the Ballets Chiriaeff, a troupe of eighteen dancers which evolved into Les Grands Ballets Canadiens in 1958.
In 1969 she was made an Officer of the Order of Canada and was promoted to Companion in 1984.
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