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Leonid Sarafanov (born 28 June 1982 in Kyiv, Ukraine) is a principal ballet dancer with the Mikhailovsky Theatre in St Petersburg, Russia.

Biography

Leonid Sarafanov studied at the Kyiv State School of Choreography and graduated in 2000, joining the National Ballet of Ukraine the same year as soloist.^[1]

In 2002, he was invited to join the Mariinsky Ballet in St Petersburg by the director of the time, Makhar Vaziev and quickly became famous.

Book: Boris Kochno (after the biblical parable) Scenery and costumes by Georges Rouault () Scenery executed: Prince A. Schervashidze.

Composer: Ludwig Minkus.

Born into a family of photographers, Pierluigi Abbondanza was interested in his parents' job since childhood.

Leonid Sarafanov was a perfectly mannered and slightly mad Vestris with enough gravitas to belie his lack of years.

Here's the Comparison between faked textbook poses and Leonid Sarafanov doing it for real in this performance.

The young Ukrainian was catapulted into the most challenging^[which?] of roles in the Mariinsky repertoire and abroad on tour. He was promoted to soloist in 2003 and finally, became a principal. In January 2011, he left the Mariinsky and joined the Mikhailovsky Ballet as a principal.

His repertoire includes James in La Sylphide, Solor in La Bayadère, Prince Siegfried in Swan Lake, the Nutcracker-Prince in The Nutcracker, Prince Désiré in The Sleeping Beauty, Basilio in Don Quixote, a