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Alexandra Zaharias was born in St. Louis, Missouri, on February 1, 1929. [2] She received her early training in St. Louis from Isabella Rainford, and continued her studies at the School of American Ballet in New York City under the legendary George Balanchine.
Bai Shuxiang (Chinese: 白淑湘; pinyin: Bái Shūxiāng; born 1939) is a Chinese dancer and former prima ballerina, known for her role in the early development of professional ballet in China. After training at the Beijing Dance School as a teenager, Bai was appointed principal dancer of the newly formed Central Ballet Ensemble in 1958 ...
Shen Yun Performing Arts (Chinese: 神韻藝術團; lit. 'divine rhythm arts troupe') is a non-profit performing arts and entertainment company based in the United States which tours internationally, producing performances which include dance and symphonic music.
Later in 1959 the National Ballet of China was founded as the Experimental Ballet Company of the Beijing Dance School. [3] Two persons made their mark on both the school and the company - Dai Ailian who was the principal of the school and one of the ballet company directors, and Pyotr Gusev who instituted the Russian training system that formed ...
Li Chengxiang (Chinese: 李承祥; 1 October 1931 – 14 December 2018) was a Chinese ballet dancer, choreographer and educator.He was best known as one of the choreographers of Red Detachment of Women, one of the most influential ballets of China.
The station first signed on the air by Signal Hill Telecasting Corporation [2] on August 10, 1953, as WTVI, broadcasting on UHF channel 54. It was originally licensed to Belleville, Illinois (across the Mississippi River from St. Louis), and was the second television station in the St. Louis market after KSD-TV (channel 5, now KSDK) on February 8, 1947.
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The Alexandra Ballet is a pre-professional ballet company in St. Louis, Missouri, founded in 1949, that cultivates top dance talent. [1] The company regularly performs classical ballets including A Midsummer Night's Dream , Pas de Quatre , Les Sylphides , and an annual performance of The Nutcracker .