Nesta Toumine

Nesta Toumine (October 28, 1912 – February 1, 1996 ) was a dancer, choreographer, artistic director and teacher in Canada.

She was born Nesta Williams in Thornton Heath, Croydon, England, the daughter of Alfred Edward Williams and Agnes Mary Sievers, and was educated in Ottawa. She studied ballet in Ottawa, New York City, with Nikolai Legat, Serafina Astafieva and Margaret Craske in London, in Paris and with Julia Sedova in Nice. Williams performed as Nesta Markova

Toumine died in Ottawa. David Peregrine, former principal dancer for the Royal Winnipeg Ballet

Toumine developed the choreography for a number of ballets including: Maria Chapdelaine Les Sylphides Les Valses Pas de Quatre She also choreographed shows for the Orpheus Musical Theatre Society.

The Society of Russian Ballet established the Nesta Toumine Memorial Award in 1996.