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Also Known As Natalia Romanovna Makarova
Born October 21, 1940 (age 86) • St. Petersburg • Russia
Awards And Honors Kennedy Center Honors (2012)

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Mikhail Baryshnikov and Natalia Makarova
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Alexandra Danilova in Swan Lake.
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Galina Ulanova as Giselle.
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George Balanchine.
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Twyla Tharp
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Agnes de Mille and Yurek Lazowski performing in Three Virgins and a Devil, 1955
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Maria Tallchief
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Antony Tudor
Antony Tudor
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Judith Jamison
Judith Jamison
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Jacques d'Amboise
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Edward Villella, 1960, in the title role of “The Prodigal Son”, by the choreographer George Balanchine.
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Patricia McBride and George Balanchine
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