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# Maya Plisetskaya

(1925–2015)   Ballet Dancer

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Maya Plisetskaya was a ballet dancer.

## Quick Facts About Maya Plisetskaya

Born November 20, 1925

Died May 2, 2015

Profession Ballet Dancer

## About Maya Plisetskaya

Russian ballet dancer (1925-2015)... \| Maya Mikhailovna Plisetskaya was a Soviet and Russian ballet dancer, choreographer, ballet director, and actress. In post-Soviet times, she held both Lithuanian and Spanish citizenship. She danced during the Soviet era at the Bolshoi Theatre under the directorships of Leonid Lavrovsky, then of Yury

##  Quotes by Maya Plisetskaya

> [Your character is your fate.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maya-plisetskaya/your-character-is-your-fate/)

[Maya Plisetskaya](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maya-plisetskaya/)

[Character](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/character/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b1a/maya-plisetskaya-89355_character_your-character-is-your-fate-1683827_1683827.png)

> [The only weapon I had was my dancing. With that I fought like a general without an army. If I could have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maya-plisetskaya/the-only-weapon-i-had-was-my-dancing-with-that-i-fought-like-a/)

[Maya Plisetskaya](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maya-plisetskaya/)

[Army](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/army/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a66/maya-plisetskaya-89355_army_the-only-weapon-i-had-was-my-dancing-wit_1955360.png)

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