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| Mi⋅chel Mi⋅khay⋅lo⋅vich [mi-shel mi-hahy-luh-vich] , 1880–1942, Russian choreographer and ballet dancer, in the U.S. after 1925. |
| Fo·kine (fô-kēn', fō-) Russian-born American choreographer often considered the founder of modern ballet. His works, such as Petrouchka (1916), emphasize drama and expression instead of the rigid and traditional elements of ballet. |
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