Hubert I. Stowitts

Birth : 1892-06-26, Rushville, Nebraska, USA

Death : 1953-02-08

History

Hubert Stowitts, the first American star of the Russian ballet, danced for several years as Anna Pavlova's partner. Stowitts was also a choreographer and a designer of sets and costumes whose work was deeply influenced by traditional Indian and Chinese dance. (Getty)

Movies

Fanny Elssler
Fanny Elssler
Der Prinz im Ballett
Prince Klemens von Metternich orders Friedrich Gentz, one of his aides, to keep the Duke of Reichstadt---Napoleon Francois Joseph Charles---son of Napoleon and heir to the French throne, from thinking about French politics. Gentz enlists the help of ballerina Fanny Elsser, all the rage in several European capitals, to keep the Duke distracted.
The Magician
The Magician
Dancing Faun
A young woman, Margaret Dauncey, is caught between the forces of a charlatan magician, Oliver Haddo, whom she is unable to resist, and the love of a handsome surgeon, Arthur Burdon, who has saved her from being a helpless cripple by performing a delicate operation on her spine.