Nina Popova (October 20, 1922 – August 7, 2020)[1] was a Russian-born American ballet dancer.

[1] In the late 1930s she performed with the Original Ballet Russe in Australia and Cuba.

[1] Popova danced with the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo from 1943 to 1945.

From 1954 to 1967, Popova taught at New York's High School of Performing Arts.

[1] From 1967 to 1975 she was the Artistic Director of the Houston Ballet, where she established a professional dance company.