Zenaida Yanowsky is the sister of former Boston Ballet principal dancer Yury Yanowsky and Royal New Zealand Ballet dancer Nadia Yanowsky.
10 Facts About Zenaida Yanowsky
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Zenaida Yanowsky was promoted to the status of Principal Dancer in 2001.
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Zenaida Yanowsky retired as a permanent company member at the end of the 2017 season.
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Zenaida Yanowsky has performed in many ballets choreographed by the Royal Ballet's most important choreographers, Sir Frederick Ashton and Sir Kenneth MacMillan.
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Zenaida Yanowsky has performed in many ballets by Balanchine, including the Siren in Prodigal Son, Terpsichore in Apollo, Jewels, Agon, Symphony in C, Serenade, The Four Temperaments and Stravinsky Violin Concerto.
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Zenaida Yanowsky has created roles for and worked with many contemporary choreographers.
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Zenaida Yanowsky created the role of Paulina in Christopher Wheeldon's 2014 ballet The Winter's Tale.
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Zenaida Yanowsky is featured in the short dance films Duet and the Sandman.
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Zenaida Yanowsky married the British baritone Simon Keenlyside in August 2006.
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Zenaida Yanowsky's husband was knighted in the 2018 Birthday Honours, granting Yanowsky the title Lady Keenlyside.