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Also Known As Mildred Herman
Born April 25, 1923 • Toronto • Canada
Died August 9, 2006 (aged 83) • Winston-Salem • North Carolina

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Hayden, Melissa
Pirouette en dehors executed by Melissa Hayden; solo variation from “Don Quixote” pas de deux
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André Eglevsky in Apollo, 1944.
André Eglevsky
American dancer
George Balanchine.
George Balanchine
Russian-American choreographer
Jerome Robbins
Jerome Robbins
American choreographer
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Christopher Wheeldon
British-born dancer and choreographer
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Léonide Massine
Russian dancer
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Moira Shearer
Scottish ballerina and actress
Alexander Godunov
Alexander Godunov
Russian ballet dancer and actor
The King of Pop
Michael Jackson
American singer, songwriter, and dancer
Herbert Ross
Herbert Ross
American dancer and film director
Mr. Entertainment
Sammy Davis, Jr.
American entertainer
The “Great Stone Face”
Buster Keaton
American actor
Janet Jackson poses with hands in pockets, wearing a gray suit and white shirt, in front of a blue backdrop with Grammy Hall of Fame Gala and Warner Records logos.
Janet Jackson
American entertainer
Shirley MacLaine, c. 1961.
Shirley MacLaine
American actress
Amar Ramasar
Amar Ramasar
American dancer
Justin Peck
Justin Peck
American choreographer and dancer
Cyd Charisse poses in a dramatic dance stance wearing a sequined dress with sheer sleeves in a publicity still from The Band Wagon directed by Vincente Minnelli.
Cyd Charisse
American dancer and actress
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Lincoln Kirstein
American dance patron, writer, and businessman
O'Connor, Donald
Donald O’Connor
American actor
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

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