Alexandra Denisova (Russian: Александра Денисова; September 22, 1922 - July 5, 2018),[1] real name Patricia Denise Meyers Galian, was a Canadian ballerina.
After the October Revolution, many artistic and cultural professionals, including ballet dancers and choreographers, emigrated from Russia, bringing with them the typical Russian forms of ballet, which was developing mostly independently from the Western trends since the 19th century and followed classic forms long abandoned in the West.
Alberto Alonso began his dance career aged 17 in 1936 with Original Ballet Russe[4] where he became the partner, and then the husband of ballerina Alexandra Denisova.
As a result, Alexandra Denisova accepted all roles of a star of troupe Irina Baronova, and has coped with them so successfully that critic Arnold Haskell marked in the publication in the newspaper The Home on April 1, 1940: Young Denisova during the season danced many of her (Baronova) roles.
For any ballerina to undertake this means shouldering an initial handicap, but the Canadian girl proved her mettle and earned high praise.
She acted at different theaters in ballets of Michel Fokine (Paganini), David Lichine (Rhapsody, 1946), George Balanchine (Song of Norway, 1946) etc.
Denisova's career continued in Hollywood, with small roles dancing when she has removed her Russian pseudonym: films On an Island with You — 1948 (in several scenes she replaced ill Cyd Charisse[3]), Two Tickets to Broadway — 1951, Singin' in the Rain — 1952, Knock on Wood — 1954, Three for the Show — 1955, Meet Me in Las Vegas — 1956, Marjorie Morningstar — 1958 etc.