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Gerald Arpino

American choreographer
Also known as: Gerald Peter Arpino
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Gerald Arpino (born January 14, 1928, Staten Island, New York, U.S.β€”died October 29, 2008, Chicago, Illinois) was an American ballet choreographer, a leader of the Joffrey Ballet from its founding in 1956 until 2007. While serving in the U.S. Coast Guard (1945–48), Arpino met dancer Robert Joffrey in Seattle, Washington, and learned dancing in his spare time. Later, after training and performing in New York City, he toured with the Ballet Russe and appeared in...

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