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School of American Ballet
- 1 2 Past Wien Awardees
- ↑ 2014 Wien Awardees
- ↑ Past Awardees
- ↑ "2013 Wien Awards | The School of American Ballet". www.sab.org. Archived from the original on 2014-04-05.
- ↑ "2014 Wien Awards | The School of American Ballet". www.sab.org. Archived from the original on 2015-07-04.
New York Times
- ↑ Chronicle, Nadine Brozan, June 8, 1992
- ↑ Elise Reiman, Teacher Of Ballet, Dies at 79, August 28, 1993
- ↑ City Ballet's School Joins Lincoln Center, Jennifer Dunning, May 5, 1987
- ↑ When Youthful Training Gets a Payoff Moment, Gia Kourlas, June 7, 2012
- ↑ Youth’s Joy in Movement, Energetic and Unfettered, Roslyn Sulcas, June 10, 2010
- ↑ The Annual Workshop Performances of the School of American Ballet, John Rockwell, June 7, 2006
- ↑ Critic's Notebook; Daring to Own The Stage, Jennifer Dunning, June 23, 2000
- ↑ City Ballet's School Joins Lincoln Center, Jennifer Dunning, May 5, 1987