Nikita Dolgushin
Nikita Aleksandrovich Dolgushin[a] (November 8, 1938 – June 10, 2012)[1] was a Russian Soviet ballet dancer, choreographer, teacher.[3][4] In 1959 he graduated from the Leningrad Choreographic School (Alexander Pushkin's course).[5] Following graduation, Dolgushin joined Kirov Ballet and then moved to Novosibirsk.In 1961–1966, he was the leading dancer of the Novosibirsk Opera and Ballet Theatre.Throughout 15 remaining years of his life, Dolgushin served on a choreography faculty of the Saint Petersburg Conservatory.