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She was born in St Petersburg in 1876, studied at St Petersburg Theatre School and graduated into the Maryinsky Ballet in 1895, a year later marrying the famous character dancer Jozef Kshessinsky. Astafieva subsequently danced with Diaghilev's Ballets Russes from 1909 to 1911. She later opened a school in London where her pupils included Alicia Markova, Anton Dolin and Margot Fonteyn. The bust by Emmy Haskell dates from about 1927.\r\n\r\nSerafina Astafieva died in 1934 and there is a blue plaque outside The Pheasantry, her former studio at 152 Kings Road, where Diaghilev was a frequent visitor. The Pheasantry currently (2005) houses apartments, shops and a restaurant which has retained Madame Astafieva's mirrors and practice barre as a feature on the first floor.","physicalDescription":"Small bronze head showing Serafina Astafieva with a bandeau around her hair decorated with a flower. 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