Pierina Legnani was born in 1863.

Pierina Legnani died in 1923.

Swan Lake ballet is knows for it's technical and emotional skills of a very gifted ballerina named Pierina Legnani who performed with 32 Fouettes which is extremely difficult for any ballerina.

Pierina Legnani's parents were Giuseppe Legnani, an Italian clarinetist, and Cleotilde Legnani, a singer and dancer. Pierina Legnani herself became a famous Italian ballerina known for her technical skill and her role as the first dancer to perform multiple fouetté turns on stage.

The main swan dancer is called Odette