Asaf Messerer
Ballet Dancer, Deceased Person
1903 – 1992
Who was Asaf Messerer?
Asaf Mikhailovich Messerer was a Russian Jewish ballet dancer and ballet teacher. He was born in Vilnius, Lithuania. From 1919 until 1921 he trained as a dancer at the Bolshoi Ballet School under Mikhail Mordkin. He then joined the Bolshoi Theatre, where he became a successful soloist, eventually becoming their chief soloist, a post he retired from in 1954.
Today Messerer is best remembered as a choreographer and an instructor; he was both the choreographer and ballet master for the Bolshoi Theatre. His book Classes in Classical Ballet is a thorough study of proper ballet technique and is still used today.
Messerer was the brother of Sulamith Messerer. He was married to silent film star, Anel Sudakevich, son - Boris Messerer. He won multiple awards from the USSR and from Lithuania.
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- Born
- Nov 19, 1903
Vilnius - Also known as
- Асаф Михайлович Мессерер
- Asaf Mikhailovich Messere
- A. Messerer
- Assaf Messerer
- Asaf Mikhailovich Messerer
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Children
- Nationality
- Russian Empire
- Soviet Union
- Profession
- Died
- Mar 7, 1992
Moscow
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on July 23, 2013
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