Anna Johansson


Anna Christianovna Johansson , was a Russian ballerina who danced with the St. Petersburg Imperial Ballet.

Life and career

Anna Johansson was the daughter of Christian Johansson, the noted Swedish choreographer, teacher and Balletmaster at the Russian Imperial Ballet. She studied ballet with her father and rose to a position as a noted soloist in the Imperial Ballet at the Maryinsky Theatre.
She created many of the most famous soloist roles in the Petipa/Ivanov repertoire. These roles include the following:
After retiring from the stage, following her father's footsteps, she became a celebrated teacher of the classe de perfectionnement at the Imperial Ballet School until her death in 1917.