Pavlo Virsky
Pavlo Virsky | |
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Pavlo Virsky | |
| Born | February 2, 1905 Odesa, Russian Empire (now Ukraine) |
| Died | July 5, 1975 (aged 70) Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR (now Ukraine) |
Pavlo Pavlovych Virsky (Ukrainian: Павло Павлович Вірський) (February 2, 1905 –July 5, 1975), PAU, was a Soviet and Ukrainian dancer, ballet master, choreographer, and founder of the Pavlo Virsky Ukrainian National Folk Dance Ensemble, whose work in Ukrainian dance was groundbreaking and influenced generations of dancers.