Zdravstvuyte!! My name is Tamara Karsavina. I was born March 10, 1885 in St. Petersburg Russia. I am a Russian prima ballerina. I joined the Diaghilev ballet in 1909. I was a principal artist of the Imperial Russian Ballet and of the Ballets Russes of Surge Diaghilev. I was the first ballerina to dance in the Le Corsair Pas de Deux. I was a great teacher and wrote many articles and books on ballet technique.