(1818–1910), French ballet dancer and choreographer, resident in Russia from 1847; full name Marius Ivanovich Petipa. Petipa choreographed more than fifty ballets, working with Tchaikovsky on Sleeping Beauty (1890) and The Nutcracker (1892).
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Petipa, Marius
proper nounpətēˈpä
(1818–1910), French ballet dancer and choreographer, resident in Russia from 1847; full name Marius Ivanovich Petipa. He choreographed more than 50 ballets, working with Tchaikovsky on Sleeping Beauty (1890) and The Nutcracker (1892).