Amar Ramasar: Quick Facts

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Born	December 9, 1981 (age 44) • New York City • New York

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Ballet dancers Amar Ramasar in a red costume and Maria Kowroski in a blue costume perform an arabesque pose on stage at the David H. Koch Theater in New York.

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George Balanchine.

George Balanchine

Russian-American choreographer

Jerome Robbins

Jerome Robbins

American choreographer

Justin Peck

Justin Peck

American choreographer and dancer

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Lincoln Kirstein

American dance patron, writer, and businessman

Wendy Whelan, in a sleeveless black outfit, sits thoughtfully on a piano in front of a wall with musical staff lines.

Wendy Whelan

American ballet dancer

Mikhail Baryshnikov performing with the Bolshoi Ballet

Mikhail Baryshnikov

Soviet-born American actor and ballet dancer

Suzanne Farrell

Suzanne Farrell

American dancer

Maria Tallchief

Maria Tallchief

American dancer

Merrill Ashley

Merrill Ashley

American ballerina

Hayden, Melissa

Melissa Hayden

American ballet dancer

Jacques d'Amboise

Jacques d’Amboise

American dancer

Edward Villella, 1960, in the title role of “The Prodigal Son”, by the choreographer George Balanchine.

Edward Villella

American dancer

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Tanaquil LeClercq

American dancer

André Eglevsky in Apollo, 1944.

André Eglevsky

American dancer

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Ivan Nagy

Hungarian dancer

Patricia McBride and George Balanchine

Patricia McBride

American dancer

Arthur Mitchell

Arthur Mitchell

American dancer

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Christopher Wheeldon

British-born dancer and choreographer

Violette Verdy

Violette Verdy

French ballerina

Alexandra Danilova in Swan Lake.

Alexandra Danilova

Russian ballerina