Vaslav Nijinsky was one of the most important male dancers of all time.He was born Vaslav Fomich Nijinsky on December 28, 1889, while his parents were on tour in Kiev, Russian Empire (now Kiev, Ukraine). His father, named Foma (Thomas) Lavrentevich Nijinsky, and his mother, named Eleonora Bereda, were of Polish-Russian heritage, they were celebrated dancers and had their own touring dance company. His father gave him his first dance lessons. Young Nijinsky made his stage debut at the early a ...[Read Story]