Photo of Soviet born ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev taken 06 September 1991 in Deauville, France. Nureyev studied at the Leningrad Choreographic School, and became a soloist with the Kirov Ballet. While touring with the Ballet in 1961, he obtained political asylum in Paris. Nureyev’s virtuosity and expressiveness made him one of the greatest male dancers of the 1960’s, in both classical and modern ballets. He became ballet director of the Paris Opera in 1983. AFP PHOTO MYCHELE DANIAU (Photo credit should read MYCHELE DANIAU/AFP/Getty Images)
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