Vladimir Vasiliev (dancer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Vladimir Vasiliev (dancer)

Soviet dancer

Date of Birth: 18-Apr-1940

Place of Birth: Moscow, Russia

Profession: actor, poet, ballet dancer, ballet master, choreographer, theater director, ballet pedagogue

Nationality: Lithuania, Russia

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Vladimir Viktorovich Vasiliev (Russian: ?????´??? ??´???????? ????´????), (born April 18, 1940) is a Russian ballet dancer and choreographer from Moscow, Russia.
He was a principal dancer with the Bolshoi Ballet and its director from 1995 to 2000.
He was best known for his role of Spartacus and his powerful leaps and turns.Vladimir Vasiliev was named "God of the dance" and is regarded as a classical dancer on the same level as Rudolf Nureyev and Mikhail Baryshnikov.
At the height of their careers, Vladimir Vasiliev and Ekaterina Maximova were the golden couple of Russian ballet.