Pas de Quatre Yevteyeva, Komleva, Galinskaya, Kovaleva (1968)
Pas de Quatre was originally choreographed by Jules Perrot in 1845 to music by Cesare Pugni. The ballet caused a sensation with both critics and public, when it premiered in London in July of 1845. One reason for its success was that it brought together four of the greatest ballerinas of the time. In order of appearance in the work, the ballerinas were Lucile Grahn, Carlotta Grisi, Fanny Cerrito, and Marie Taglioni, with this order being according to age. This cast only performed four times
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