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Nicolai became an important teacher and after leaving the Imperial Ballet in 1914 went on to teach dance in Russia, Paris and London, where he eventually settled.  Sergei, regarded as the greater choreographer and perceived as the natural successor to Pavel Gerdt as the Imperial Ballet's Premier danseur noble, died by suicide, aged 30.  \r\n\r\nThe brothers worked together to produce caricatures of fellow dancers and choreographers.  Dancer, teacher and choreographer Marius Petipa (1818-1910) created more than 50 ballets for the Russian Imperial Ballet, including <i>The Sleeping Beauty</i>.","physicalDescription":"Caricature of Marius Petipa by Nicolai and Sergei Legat. He is shown in an evening suit, with white waistcoat, shirt and bow tie, leaping, with his left leg outstretched. 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