Nadezhda Pavlova

Born in Cheboksary, Chuvashskaya ASSR, RSFSR, USSR. Ballerina. Honored Artist of the RSFSR (10/21/1977). People's Artist of the Chuvashia ASSR (1980). People's Artist of the RSFSR (04/28/1982). People's Artist of the USSR (12/13/1984). Born into a large family, her parents are ethnic Chuvash. At the age of 7, she began studying in a choreographic circle at the House of Pioneers. In 1966, she was noticed by a commission from the Perm Choreographic School, which came to Cheboksary in search of gifted children, and Nadya was offered to study in Perm. For seven years, from the 2nd grade until grad…