Valery Mikhailovsky

Famous Russian ballet dancer Valery Mikhailovsky signs autographs after his performance at Solomeja Krushelnitskaya National opera and ballet theater in Ukraine's western town of Lviv late on Sunday, Feb. 16, 2003. The "Ten years in jest and seriousness", annual Mikhailovsky Saint-Petersburg's Men ballet concerts, were held in Lviv Feb. 15-16. The performance included top scenes of their 10-year existence. Mikhailovsky Saint-Petersburg's Men ballet was founded in 1992. This was the first group in Russian ballet history to have the only men dancers and perform legendary women classics. UNIAN photo