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Lew Christensen remained SF Ballet co-director until 1984, the year of his death. [3] After leaving the vaudeville circuit in 1935, Harold Christensen danced with American Ballet, San Francisco Opera Ballet, Kirstein's Ballet Caravan, and San Francisco Ballet until his retirement from the stage in 1946. [7]
Harold Christensen continued as director of the newly named San Francisco Ballet School until his retirement in 1975. Under Harold Christensen, a nonprofessional curriculum flourished alongside its professional training, with programs targeted at students from very young children to working adults.
Harold G. Christensen (June 25, 1926 – November 14, 2012) was an American attorney who served as United States Deputy Attorney General from 1988 to 1989. [ 2 ] At the age of 17, he served as a medic in the U.S. Navy during World War 2.
Willam Farr Christensen (August 27, 1902 – October 14, 2001) [1] was an American ballet dancer, choreographer and founder of the San Francisco Ballet and Ballet West in Salt Lake City, Utah. He is known for bringing the complete version of the Russian ballet The Nutcracker to the United States, as well as staging the first American ...
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Waring's training began in 1939 in San Francisco and Oakland at the age of 17. He was exposed to numerous kinds of dancing, including ballet at the San Francisco Ballet School with Harold Christensen and his brother, the Graham technique with Gertrude Schurr, and the interpretive dance of Raoul Pausé.
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Lewellyn Farr Christensen [1] (May 6, 1909 – October 9, 1984) [2] was a ballet dancer, choreographer and director for many companies. He was largely associated with George Balanchine and the San Francisco Ballet , which he directed from 1952–1984.