Definition of Karsavina

1. Noun. Russian dancer who danced with Nijinsky (1885-1978).

Exact synonyms: Tamara Karsavina
Generic synonyms: Dancer, Professional Dancer, Terpsichorean

Lexicographical Neighbors of Karsavina

Karmatians
Karmen unit
Karnack
Karnataka
Karnaugh map
Karnic
Karnofsky scale
Karnofsky score
Karo Batak
Karok
Karol Wojtyla
Karoo
Karpathos
Karpov
Kars
Karsavina (current term)
Karst
Kartagener's syndrome
Kartagener's triad
Kartagener syndrome
Kartik
Kartikeya
Karttika
Karttikeya
Kartu
Kartveli
Kartvelian
Kartvelians
Kartvelology
Karuk

Literary usage of Karsavina

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Russian Theatre Under the Revolution by Oliver Martin Sayler (1920)
"The dancers of the first rank and promise at the Great Imperial Theatre outnumbered those at the Marinsky. It is true, Karsavina usually danced at the ..."

2. Unicorns by James Huneker (1917)
"The officers are excellently delineated and differentiated, while the girls, Sina Karsavina and her friend the teacher, are extremely attractive. ..."

3. Bulletin of Bibliography and Dramatic Index by Frederick Winthrop Faxon, Mary Estella Bates, Anne C. Sutherland (1917)
"Portrait (with Thamar Karsavina) in Le Pavillon d'Armide. Theatre 22: 295, D. '15. Portrait (with Thamara Karsavina) in Prince Igor, Theatre 22: 166, ..."

4. Interpreters by Carl Van Vechten (1920)
"Various excuses were advanced for the failure of Karsavina to forsake her family in Russia and to undertake the journey to the United States but, ..."

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