My Two Years with Anna Pavlova - Paperbackby Serge Oukrainsky (Author) Serge Oukrainsky was born in 1885, in Odessa, Russia. He trained in Paris with Ivan Clustine and first appeared as a mime at the Th tre du Ch telet in 1911. He danced with Pavlova's company from 1913 to 1915 as both soloist and one of Pavlova's partners, and occasional costume designer. After leaving the company he moved to Chicago, where he formed the Pavley Oukrainsky Ballet with his partner Andreas Pavley, and from 1917