Happy Birthday to the brilliant dancer and choreographer Michel Fokine! He profoundly influenced the 20th-century classical ballet repertoire and played an integral part in the triumph of Ballets Russes in Paris. Although Fokine was an excellent, expressive and technically strong dancer and a fine mime, his renown in the dance world evolved from his roles as a choreographer and a teacher. Fokine's work served as a bridge between the great ballets of Russian tradition and the innovative, often sh