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Alla Sigalova: ordinary life

A self-made woman, a ballet star, a perfect wife and mother. Alla Sigalova manages to excel at everything she takes on. But she expects the same from her students and responds violently to their mistakes. 

As a young promising graduate of the world-famous ballet academy, she was paralyzed and told she would never be able to dance again. Years later, she is a towering figure of Russian ballet, a top choreographer and a living legend. The amazing career and the ordinary life of Alla Sigalova on RTDoc.

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Published: 18 July 2011 00:00

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