Dudinskaya was born on 21 August [O.S. 8 August] 1912, in Kharkiv. Her mother was Natalia Taliori [uk], a Ukrainian and Russian ballerina who had been coached by Enrico Cecchetti.
Stars of the Russian Ballet (Russian: Мастера русского балета, romanized: Mastera russkogo baleta) is a 1953 Soviet ballet film trilogy, featuring abridged versions of Swan Lake, The Fountain of Bakhchisarai and Flames of Paris.