Lev Ivanov, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Lev Ivanov

Russian ballet dancer and choreographer, creator of a "Swan Lake"

Date of Birth: 18-Feb-1834

Place of Birth: Moscow, Russia

Date of Death: 11-Dec-1901

Profession: ballet dancer, ballet master, choreographer, librettist

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Lev Ivanovich Ivanov (Russian: ??? ???´????? ???´???; 2 March 1834, Moscow – 24 December 1901, Saint Petersburg) was a Russian ballet dancer and choreographer and later, Second Balletmaster of the Imperial Ballet.
As a performer with the Imperial Ballet, he achieved prominence after performing as an understudy in a benefit performance of La Fille Mal Gardée.
He is most famous as the choreographer of Acts II and IV of Swan Lake, which include the Dance of the Little Swans, Act II of Cinderella, and The Nutcracker, which he choreographed alongside Marius Petipa.