Galina Samsova

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name = Galina Samsova

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caption = "Patrick Bissell and Galina Samsova dancing the lead roles at the premiere of "Cheri" at the 1980 Edinburgh Festival."
birth_name = Galina Samtsova
birth_date = birth date and age|1937|03|17
birth_place = flagicon|USSR Stalingrad, Soviet Union
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occupation = Ballet dancer
spouse = Alexander Ursuliak (1960-?)
André Prokovsky (1972-1981)
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Galina Samsova (born 17 March 1937) is a retired Russian ballerina. She studied at the Kiev Ballet School and in 1956 graduated into the Kiev Ballet where she became a soloist. In 1960 she married the Canadian Alexander Ursuliak and moved to Canada where she joined the National Ballet of Canada in 1961. She was soon promoted to a principal and made her West European debut in a French production of "Cinderella", for which she won a gold medal in the Paris International Dance Festival. She joined London Festival Ballet as a Principal in 1964. She then formed a small company with André Prokovsky, the New London Ballet, which toured in five continents with a repertory consisting mostly of specially created works. She danced as a guest with Sadler's Wells Royal Ballet in 1978 and joined as a Principal and teacher in 1980. She later became the artistic director of Scottish Ballet.

References

* "Galina Samsova", Dictionary of Dance
* [http://www.brb.org.uk/masque/index.htm?act=Person&urn=312 Galina Samsova's Profile, Birmingham Royal Ballet]