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Dance Magazine. Retrieved August 16, 2024. ^ Adams, Rebecca (October 1, 2014). "Kathryn Morgan, Former New York City Ballet Dancer, On What It's Like To Gain Weight In The Dance World". Retrieved November 5, 2018 – via Huff Post. ^ "Mel Tomlinson, Master of Ballet and Modern Dance - NC DNCR". www.ncdcr.gov. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
Arthur Mitchell (March 27, 1934 – September 19, 2018) [1] was an American ballet dancer, choreographer, and founder and director of ballet companies. In 1955, he was the first African-American dancer with the New York City Ballet, where he was promoted to principal dancer the following year and danced in major roles until 1966.
Principal Dancer. Soloist. Corps de Ballet. New York City Ballet ( NYCB) is a ballet company founded in 1948 by choreographer George Balanchine [ 1] and Lincoln Kirstein. [ 2] Balanchine and Jerome Robbins are considered the founding choreographers of the company. Léon Barzin was the company's first music director.
Dance Theatre of Harlem ( DTH) is an American professional ballet company and school based in Harlem, New York City. It was founded in 1969 under the directorship of Arthur Mitchell and later partnered with Karel Shook. Milton Rosenstock served as the company's music director from 1981 to 1992. The artistic director has been Robert Garland ...
The Ailey troupe, a big draw in New York each winter at New York City Center, performed an excerpt of “Dancing Spirit” — a tribute to that company’s former star dancer and then leader ...
American Ballet Theatre ( ABT) is a classical ballet company based in New York City. Founded in 1939 [ 2] by Lucia Chase and Richard Pleasant, it is recognized as one of the world's leading classical ballet companies. Through 2019, it had an annual eight-week season at the Metropolitan Opera House (Lincoln Center) in the spring and a shorter ...
This Christmas season, cherub-cheeked crooner Michael Bublé and 3-D phenom Justin Bieber are bidding for a spot in your family's CD player, alongside stalwarts like Frank Sinatra and Nat King Cole.
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Coordinates: 40°46′01″N 73°59′13″W. Theatre at 405 West 55th Street at Ninth Avenue. The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater ( AAADT) is a modern dance company based in New York City. It was founded in 1958 by choreographer and dancer Alvin Ailey. It is made up of 32 dancers, led by artistic director ...