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Tanaquil Le Clercq was a French ballet dancer and principal dancer with the New York City Ballet. Her dancing career ended abruptly when she was stricken with polio in Copenhagen during the company's European tour in 1956. Eventually regaining most of the use of her arms and torso, she remained paralyzed from the waist down for the rest of her life.
Charlotte d'Amboise is an American actress and dancer. She has played starring roles in musical theatre, and has been nominated for two Tony Awards and won the Los Angeles Ovation Awards for Best Leading Actress in a Musical for Chicago. She has also appeared in films.
Carolyn George was an American ballerina, photographer, and dance instructor.
He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin' is a 1983 documentary film directed by Emile Ardolino about Jacques d'Amboise, a noted former American ballet star who had dancing roles in such films as Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and Carousel, and who later became a New York dancing instructor. It won the 1983 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature and a 1984 Emmy Award for Best Children's Programming after it was shown on NBC. It is one of the few theatrical films to win both awards. Kevin Kline and Judy Collins also make appearances as themselves.
Christopher d'Amboise is a danseur, choreographer, writer, and theatre director.
Stars and Stripes is a ballet in five "campaigns," choreographed by George Balanchine in 1958 to original music by John Philip Sousa, arranged by Hershy Kay. It lasts an average of 28 minutes.
Sarabande and Danse may refer to:
Triptych is a ballet made by Christopher d'Amboise to Bartók's Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, as part of New York City Ballet's Diamond Project. The premiere took place on Wednesday, 7 June 2000 at the New York State Theater, Lincoln Center.
Noah and the Flood is a ballet choreogreaphed by George Balanchine, co-founder and balletmaster of the New York City Ballet, and Jacques d'Amboise to Stravinsky's The Flood (1962). The premiere took place June 11, 1982, at the New York State Theater, Lincoln Center. The text was chosen and arranged by Robert Craft from Genesis, the Te Deum and Sanctus hymns, and the 15th century York and Chester miracle plays.
Sarabande and Danse is a ballet made by Jacques d'Amboise to Debussy's Sarabande (1901) and Danse (1890). The premiere took place May 29, 1975, as part of New York City Ballet's Ravel Festival at the Lincoln Center.
D'Amboise is a French surname meaning "of Amboise". Notable people with the surname include the following:
National Dance Institute (NDI) was founded in 1976 by New York City Ballet principal dancer Jacques d'Amboise.
Diana Adams was a principal dancer for the New York City Ballet from 1950 to 1963 and favorite of George Balanchine, later becoming a teacher at — and dean of — the School of American Ballet.
Monumentum pro Gesualdo is a ballet by the New York City Ballet (NYCB) co-founder and balletmaster George Balanchine to music by Igor Stravinsky composed in honor of the 400th birthday of the composer Carlo Gesualdo and consisting of Stravinsky's orchestrations of Gesualdo's madrigals. The premiere took place on Wednesday, November 16, 1960, at City Center of Music and Drama, New York, with scenery and lighting by David Hays and was conducted by Robert Irving. The composer conducted the score's orchestral premiere on Tuesday, September 27, 1960, for the XXIII Venice Music Festival at La Fenice.
Jillana is an American ballet dancer and instructor, and a former principal dancer with New York City Ballet.
Francisco Moncion was a charter member of the New York City Ballet. Over the course of his long career, spanning some forty years, he created roles in major works by George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins, and others. He was also a choreographer himself and a talented amateur painter.
