After studying with Blanche d'Alessandri, Olga Preobrajenska and Clustine, Ludmilla Tchérina began her stage career at sixteen in the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, where Serge Lifar noticed her talent. She originated Juliet in Lifar’s 1942 Paris production of Romeo and Juliet, becoming the youngest prima ballerina, and by 1945 was a principal dancer with the Ballet des Champs-Élysées, creating role…
