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Lev Ivanovich Ivanov ( 18341901 ) was a Russia n Ballet Dancer and Choreographer and later, ''Second Balletmaster '' of the Imperial Ballet . Historically he is credited with choreographing the entirety of premiere of '' The Nutcracker '' (1892) due to the ill health of the venerable ''Ballet Master'' Marius Petipa , though contemporary and modern accounts dispute this.

He also worked with Marius Petipa on a new restaging of Tchaikovsky's '' Swan Lake '' (1895) Ballet , choreographing the second and fourth scenes himself, as well as the ''Danse Vénitienne'' (Neopolitan/Venetian Dance)
and the ''Pas Hongrois'' (Hungarian Dance) of the third scene.