Christian Johansson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Christian Johansson

ballet dancer and teacher

Date of Birth: 08-May-1817

Place of Birth: Stockholm, Sweden

Date of Death: 12-Dec-1903

Profession: teacher, ballet dancer, choreographer, dancer

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Pehr Christian Johansson (20 May 1817 – 12 December 1903) was a teacher, choreographer and balletmaster for the Russian Imperial Ballet.
He was engaged at the Royal Swedish Ballet in 1829-41, and at the Imperial Russian Ballet in 1841-66.
Born in Stockholm, Sweden, he moved to Russia as a dancer and stayed on as one of the most important teachers in Russian history.
He is remembered in Russia as exemplifying the artistic beauty of the male dancer.
He began teaching in 1860 and by 1869, had become the leading ballet instructor at the Imperial Ballet School.
He stayed there until his death in 1903.
Johansson studied under Bournonville and partnered the great ballerina Marie Taglioni.