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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 .
The fictional parts primarily concern the character Yuri, who was created as a love interest for Emilia. Originally, the ballerina Gelsey Kirkland, who was at the height of her fame at the time and dating Mikhail Baryshnikov (Yuri), was offered the role of Emilia. [8]
Mikhail Baryshnikov was born in Riga, in the Latvian SSR, Soviet Union, now known as Latvia. [5] [6] His parents were ethnic Russians: his mother was Alexandra (a dressmaker; née Kiselyova) and his father was Nikolay Baryshnikov (an engineer).
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 ...
Gelsey Kirkland - former legendary American Ballet Theatre and Principal dancer with the New York City Ballet Nehemiah Kish - American ballet dancer Daria Klimentová - Czech ballet dancer, teacher and photographer
Gelsey Kirkland (born 1952), principal dancer, New York City Ballet Darci Kistler (born 1964), principal dancer, New York City Ballet Maria Kowroski (born 1976), ballet dancer, principal dancer, New York City Ballet
Name Joined Promoted Left/retired Diana Adams: 1950: 1963 Heléne Alexopoulos: 1978: 1989 [1]: 2002 Jared Angle: 1998: 2005 [2]: 2023 Tyler Angle: 2004: 2009 [3]: Alexandra Ansanelli
1952 – Gelsey Kirkland, American ballerina and choreographer [122] 1953 – Alan Rusbridger, Zambian-English journalist and academic [123] 1953 – Stanley Williams, American gang leader, co-founded the Crips (d. 2005) [124] 1955 – Chris Goodall, English businessman and author [125]