Maria (Mussia) Mykovskaya

• Primary teachers: Irma Duncan | Isadora Duncan
• Students: Vera Belazorovitch | Lydia Gicheva
• Areas of expertise: Performer, Teacher, Repertory Coach
• Region: Russia

Students: Vera Belazorovitch, Carol Pratl, Barbara Kane

Mussia was a late arrival at the Duncan Moscow School in 1923. Mussia’s mother, a trained nurse, accompanied the children on all their tours. Mussia was known for her lyricism and she possessed a rare personal on stage magnetism. Mussia remained with the studio until 1949.
Ref: Dance Perspectives 64 by Natalia Rosavleva

Affiliations

Isadora Duncan Dancers from Moscow

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The Collection of Mignon Garland > Photos > Russian Dancers, First Generation

The Collection of Barbara Kane > Photos > Russian Dancers — 1949

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