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Russian ballerina Anastasia Volochkova, 27, dances during a training session in Kiev, October 2, 2003. Volochkova is in the Ukrainian capital for charity performances at the national theatre. The Russian ballerina said
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Ballerina Anastasia Volochkova performing during the opening of the Fifth International Economic Forum in Sochi Stock Photo - Alamy
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The Russian prima ballerina Anastasia Volochkova (35) poses during a press conference on her German tour in September 2011 in Duesseldorf, Germany, 02 August 2011. Photo: Horst Ossinger Stock Photo - Alamy
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