Diana Vishneva's great-grandfather Lotfulla Aflyatunov, a hereditary mullah, was born in the Apastovsky District, Tatarstan.
13 Facts About Diana Vishneva
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In 1930, he was exiled to Siberia and then moved to Kyrgyzstan, where Diana Vishneva's mother was born.
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Diana Vishneva is a practicing Orthodox Christian, having gone to church to have herself baptized.
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Diana Vishneva was trained at the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet.
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Diana Vishneva joined the Mariinsky Ballet Company upon her graduation in 1995.
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Diana Vishneva first appeared with the American Ballet Theatre during its 2003 spring season.
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Diana Vishneva joined the company as a principal dancer in 2005.
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In 2008, Diana Vishneva joined the Honorary Board of Directors of the Russian Children's Welfare Society.
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Diana Vishneva was one of the featured dancers in the 2006 documentary Ballerina.
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Diana Vishneva's repertoire includes Don Quixote, Romeo and Juliet, La Bayadere, Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake, Onegin, The Firebird and Giselle.
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Diana Vishneva has enjoyed critical acclaim for her interpretation of Rubies, Giselle, and Kenneth MacMillan's Manon.
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Diana Vishneva's partners have included such well-known dancers as Angel Corella and Vladimir Malakhov.
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Diana Vishneva appeared in the opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.