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Tamara Toumanova

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Dancer

The Resume

    (March 2, 1919-May 29, 1996)
    Born in Tyumen, Siberia, Russian Federation
    Died in Santa Monica, California
    'Baby Ballerina' of the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo in the 1930s
    Protegee of George Balanchine

Why she might be annoying:

    She was born on a train.
    Her Paris Opera performance at nine-years-old led one critic to describe the scene as simultaneously 'astonishing' and 'frightening.'
    Mom Eugenia was such a 'mother hen' that she'd pray over the spot on stage where her daughter would have to do a series of whipping turns called fouettes.
    She divorced American producer Casey Robinson, a man sixteen years her senior.

Why she might not be annoying:

    During the Russian Revolution her father became separated from the family, with Tamara not meeting him until she was eighteen months old.
    A renowned raven-haired and dark-eyed beauty, she earned the nickname of 'The Black Pearl of Russian Ballet.'
    She was acclaimed for bringing excitement to the classical dance stage.

Credit: Black Chic


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 320 Votes: 65.00% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 7 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 21 Votes: 61.90% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying