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Nina
Ananiashvili was born in Tbilisi, Georgia, on March 28, 1963. When she
was a child she was very sickly.
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Her
parents incurraged her to get into skating to strengthen her
health. By age six she became a ranked skater and by age ten she was
Georgia's junior champion. The same year she started training for
ballet. At age thirteen she entered the Moscow Choreographic Institute.
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One of
her first partners in her second year was Andris Liepa. In 1986 they
both were winners of the Grand Prix in the Interenational Competition
in Jackson, Mississippi.
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She was
awarded the Principal Status award and soon given prima ballerina
roles. She has truly become an international ballet superstar.
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In 1985 she
won a gold medal in the Moscow International Ballet Competition.
Her
first
teacher was Natalia Viktorovna Zolotova.
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Last updated: April 27, 2004
Although
Andris was just one of her partners they won many awards
together.
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Even
before she graduated she had won the Gold Medal, junior division,
at Varna International Competition.
Her
first major role was Odette-Odile in Swan Lake. This was in 1982
with her Bolshoi tour.
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She
also won the junior division of the Grand Prix at Moscow in in 1981,
Andris Liepa was her partner.
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They
were a hit with the audience and critics of the 1986 Bolshoi tour of
the UK, and the tour in the U.S.A. |
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