Marina Semyonova (Semenova) was born in Leningrad in 1908. She was the first great dancer formed by Agrippina Vaganova.
Graduated from the Vaganova School in 1925 and stayed in Leningrad until 1930 when
she transfered to Moscow and the Bolshoi Theatre. She was guest with the Paris Opéra Ballet
in 1935 where she danced Giselle with Serge Lifar.
