nijinsky in English
noun
Bronislava Nijinsky (1891-1972), Russian-born choreographer of classical ballet who worked mostly in the USA from 1938
Use "nijinsky" in a sentence
1. Nijinsky was unsparing in his demands for perfection.
2. 1 Nijinsky was unsparing in his demands for perfection.
3. 25 Skilful horsemanship overcame those problems, but then just 24 hours before the Derby, Nijinsky suffered a crippling attack of colic.
4. Nijinsky may have been the greatest Spectre de la Rose, Nureyev the greatest Corsair, but these two candles pale in the light of Jackson's blazing star.
5. In 1912, he collaborated with Léon Bakst on Le Dieu bleu for the Ballets Russes; the principal dancers being Tamara Karsavina and Vaslav Nijinsky.