Vaslav Nijinsky 1909. Source: wikipedia.org.
March 12 marks Vaslav Nijinsky’s birthday. He would have been 122 years old!
Vaslav (or Vatslav) Nijinsky (March 12, 1890 – April 8, 1950) was a Russian danseur and choreographer of Polish descent, cited as the greatest male dancer of the early 20th century.
To honor Vaslav Nijinsky’s birthday here’s a short video of him throughout the years.
Notice in second 0:55 he is seen with Anna Pavlova.
Video courtesy of YouTube.
On Vaslav Nijinsky’s birthday let’s celebrate by remembering his accomplishments as a ballet dancer. Here are a few short videos of him. They’re less than 20 seconds each.
Here we see him in L’après-midi d’un Faune (The Afternoon of a Faun) with music by by Claude Debussy.
Original video source.
Please help us spread the birthday of this great ballet dancer by clicking “Like” and “Share”. Happy birthday Mr. Nijinsky!
About Romy Macias, Senior Editor
Great Post Romy! Thanks for sharing.