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Born April 28, 1943 • Debrecen • Hungary
Died February 22, 2014 (aged 70) • Budapest • Hungary
Violette Verdy
Violette Verdy
French ballerina
George Balanchine.
George Balanchine
Russian-American choreographer
Jerome Robbins
Jerome Robbins
American choreographer
Misty Copeland
Misty Copeland
American dancer
Amar Ramasar
Amar Ramasar
American dancer
Justin Peck
Justin Peck
American choreographer and dancer
Twyla Tharp
Twyla Tharp
American dancer and choreographer
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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
Agnes de Mille and Yurek Lazowski performing in Three Virgins and a Devil, 1955
Agnes de Mille
American dancer and choreographer
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
Cynthia Gregory and Bruce Marks
Cynthia Gregory
American ballerina
Antony Tudor
Antony Tudor
American 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