{"id":20716,"date":"2025-10-29T14:26:16","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T14:26:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mobballet.org\/?p=20716"},"modified":"2025-10-29T16:36:30","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T16:36:30","slug":"yulamel-genrikhovna-scott","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mobballet.org\/index.php\/2025\/10\/29\/yulamel-genrikhovna-scott\/","title":{"rendered":"Yulamei Genrikhovna Scott"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yulamei Genrikhovna Scott (\u042e\u043b\u0430\u043c\u0435\u0439 \u0413\u0435\u043d\u0440\u0438\u0445\u043e\u0432\u043d\u0430 \u0421\u043a\u043e\u0442\u0442)<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Bolshoi Theatre Ballet<\/h2>\n
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Born:<\/strong> June 30, 1933 \u2013 Moscow, USSR<\/p>\n

Parents:<\/strong> Henry (Henri) Scott (U.S.) and Valentina Bobson (\u0412\u0430\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0442\u0438\u043d\u0430 \u0411\u043e\u0431\u0441\u043e\u043d)
\nEducation:<\/strong> Moscow Choreographic (Bolshoi) School
\nCareer:<\/strong> Dancer, Actress, Choreographer, Pedagogue
\nCompany:<\/strong> Bolshoi Theatre Ballet (1951 \u2013 1971)
\nHonors:<\/strong> Honored Art Worker of the Uzbek SSR (1981)
\nMarried to:<\/strong> Yuri Viktorovich Papko (\u042e\u0440\u0438\u0439 \u0412\u0438\u043a\u0442\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0438\u0447 \u041f\u0430\u043f\u043a\u043e), dancer, choreographer, pedagogue<\/p>\n

Yulamei Genrikhovna Scott was born in Moscow on June 30, 1933<\/strong>, to Henry Scott<\/strong><\/a>, an African American tap dancer from the United States, and Valentina Bobson<\/strong>, a Russian ballet enthusiast.<\/p>\n

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New York Times: 11\/5\/1989 US and Soviet Sisters Meet at Last<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Henry Scott had traveled to the Soviet Union in 1929<\/strong>, part of a wave of African American intellectuals and artists seeking to escape racial segregation and explore new opportunities in the USSR. He became a well-known performer in Moscow\u2019s cabarets and music halls during the 1930s and married Valentina shortly after arriving. Their daughter, Yulamei \u2014 sometimes referred to as Margie Scott<\/strong> in English-language sources \u2014 was their only child.
\nAfter Henry\u2019s death in the mid-1940s, Yulamei was raised by her mother in Moscow.<\/p>\n

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Scott studied at the Moscow Choreographic (Bolshoi) School<\/strong>, the USSR\u2019s foremost ballet academy, where she trained in both classical and character dance. She graduated in 1951<\/strong> and joined the Bolshoi Theatre Ballet<\/strong> the same year.
\nHer training reflected the post-war Bolshoi ethos: strong classical foundation infused with dramatic expressiveness and a deep understanding of character movement.<\/p>\n

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Madji (Yulamei Scott) in a rehearsal hall of the Bolshoi Theatre
Categories: People and society; art, culture, entertainment
Location: Moscow, Russia
Date of event: May 10, 1963<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

From 1951-1971, Yulamei Scott was a member of the Bolshoi Ballet company, where she became recognized for her work as a \u0445\u0430\u0440\u0430\u043a\u0442\u0435\u0440\u043d\u0430\u044f \u0442\u0430\u043d\u0446\u043e\u0432\u0449\u0438\u0446\u0430<\/strong> (\u201ccharacter dancer\u201d) \u2014 a performer known for theatrical intensity and versatility.
\nThe Russkiy Balet Encyclopedia<\/em> describes her as possessing \u201c\u043f\u043b\u0430\u0441\u0442\u0438\u0447\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u044c, \u044f\u0440\u043a\u0430\u044f \u0441\u0446\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0447\u0435\u0441\u043a\u0430\u044f \u0432\u043d\u0435\u0448\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u044c<\/strong>\u201d (\u201cgreat plasticity and a vivid stage presence\u201d).<\/p>\n

Notable Roles<\/strong><\/h4>\n