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Gelsey Kirkland (born December 29, 1952) is an American prima ballerina. She received early ballet training at the School of American Ballet. [1] Kirkland joined the New York City Ballet in 1968 at age 15, at the invitation of George Balanchine. She was promoted to soloist in 1969, and principal in 1972.
Gelsey Kirkland: 1968 [34] 1972 [34] 1974 [34] Darci Kistler: 1980: 1982: ... Behind the Scenes at the New York City Ballet, 2007 book; List of female dancers ...
The school was founded by the Russo-Georgian-born choreographer George Balanchine, and philanthropists Lincoln Kirstein and Edward Warburg in 1934. [1] Balanchine's self- prescribed edict, "But first, a school", is indicative of his adherence to the ideals of the training that was fostered by the Imperial Ballet School where he received his training.
Gelsey Kirkland: Gelsey Kirkland 1952 United States: No Daria Klimentová: Daria Klimentová 1971 Czechoslovakia: No [59] Maria Kochetkova: Maria Kochetkova 1984 Russia: Yes [60] Elizaveta Kokoreva: Elizaveta Kokoreva Russia: Yes Carla Körbes: Carla Körbes 1981 Brazil: No [61] Irina Kolpakova: Irina Kolpakova 1933 Russia: No Ako Kondo: Ako ...
Choreography: Alexander Gorsky (after Petipa) Company: Bolshoi Ballet, Moscow Premiere: 1919 Russian choreographer Alexander Gorsky, who staged a production of The Nutcracker in Moscow in 1919, is credited with the idea of combining Clara and the Sugar Plum Fairy's roles (i.e. giving the Fairy's dances to Clara), eliminating the Sugar Plum Fairy's Cavalier, giving the Cavalier's dances to the ...
After three years with the National Ballet, Nagy danced for one season, in 1968, with the New York City Ballet. By July 1968, he had moved to Ballet Theater, where he established partnerships with Natalia Makarova, Gelsey Kirkland and Cynthia Gregory, and on tour with Dame Margot Fonteyn. Nagy retired from Ballet Theater at the age of 35 in 1978.
Walter Patrick Bissell (December 1, 1957 – December 29, 1987) was an American ballet dancer. He was a leading principal dancer with the American Ballet Theatre.On his death at age 30 from a drug overdose, [1] he was described by the artistic director of the American Ballet Theatre and personal ballet eminence Mikhail Baryshnikov as "without a doubt one of the brightest lights in American ...
She took her first ballet lesson at the age of four at the Di Salvatore Dance Academy. [3] Martin trained at the Australian Ballet School under Gailene Stock, graduating in 1996. On a travel scholarship, she continued her studies with Gelsey Kirkland in New York where in 1997 she also worked with Twyla Tharp on The Storyteller. [4]