Post by alexanderdupont on Sept 2, 2006 22:20:20 GMT -5
Character's Name: Anna Nikolaievna Dupont
Nicknames:
Date of Birth: June 15, 1960
Place of Birth: Moscow, Soviet Union
General Physical Description:
Hair Color: blond
Eye Color: blue
Height: 5' 5"
Weight: 105
Photo URL:
Occupation: dance instructor and choreographer
City Currently Living In (Oceanside, Pearl Bay, Sunset Hills): Oceanside
Family: Husband - Gaetan, Son - Alexander, Brother - Sergei
Biography: This kind hearted wife, mother, and ballet instructor is better known to the world as legendary ballerina Anna Nikolaievna Marakova. The daughter of Soviet diplomat Nikolai Alexandrovich Marakov and gymnastics coach Svetlana Ivanovna Marakova was recognized for her talents at the age of four. Her early mastery of technique, musicality, and stage presence set her apart from other dancers and was selected to receive instruction with the Bolshoi Ballet. In 1975, she would graduate from the academy and move directly to the rank of principal ballerina making her solo debut in Moscow, dancing the role of "The Swan", her performance drawing comparisons to past greats including Anna Pavlova, Maya Plitseskaya, and Galina Ulanova. The following year, Marakova would follow her long time teacher to St. Petersburg, where she had been appointed the new head of the Kirov Academy. Unfortunately, after a year as a prima ballerina assoluta, her mentor would pass away, and she would return to Moscow and the Bolshoi to be closer to her family. Anna's career would reach its peak over the next four years, performing all of the most famous roles in ballet repertory, in cities around the world, cementing her place among the greatest ballet dancers of all time. During a stop in Paris in 1980, she would fall in love with a medical student from Marseilles, Gaetan Dupont, who would eventually become her husband. After becoming pregnant with Alexander in 1985, she would retire from the performance stage and devote herself to family life and developing the next generation of great dancers.
Nicknames:
Date of Birth: June 15, 1960
Place of Birth: Moscow, Soviet Union
General Physical Description:
Hair Color: blond
Eye Color: blue
Height: 5' 5"
Weight: 105
Photo URL:
Occupation: dance instructor and choreographer
City Currently Living In (Oceanside, Pearl Bay, Sunset Hills): Oceanside
Family: Husband - Gaetan, Son - Alexander, Brother - Sergei
Biography: This kind hearted wife, mother, and ballet instructor is better known to the world as legendary ballerina Anna Nikolaievna Marakova. The daughter of Soviet diplomat Nikolai Alexandrovich Marakov and gymnastics coach Svetlana Ivanovna Marakova was recognized for her talents at the age of four. Her early mastery of technique, musicality, and stage presence set her apart from other dancers and was selected to receive instruction with the Bolshoi Ballet. In 1975, she would graduate from the academy and move directly to the rank of principal ballerina making her solo debut in Moscow, dancing the role of "The Swan", her performance drawing comparisons to past greats including Anna Pavlova, Maya Plitseskaya, and Galina Ulanova. The following year, Marakova would follow her long time teacher to St. Petersburg, where she had been appointed the new head of the Kirov Academy. Unfortunately, after a year as a prima ballerina assoluta, her mentor would pass away, and she would return to Moscow and the Bolshoi to be closer to her family. Anna's career would reach its peak over the next four years, performing all of the most famous roles in ballet repertory, in cities around the world, cementing her place among the greatest ballet dancers of all time. During a stop in Paris in 1980, she would fall in love with a medical student from Marseilles, Gaetan Dupont, who would eventually become her husband. After becoming pregnant with Alexander in 1985, she would retire from the performance stage and devote herself to family life and developing the next generation of great dancers.