Nino Ramishvili

Nino Ramishvili (1910–2000) was a Georgian ballet dancer and master, the People's Artist of the USSR and Georgia, and one of the best women performers of Georgian dance. In 1945, together with her husband Iliko Sukhishvili, she founded The Georgian Dance Company where she became soloist and dance teacher until 1972; after which she became chief choreographer and the matriarch of The Georgian National Ballet.