biography
pronunciation:
[vilela]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1936– )
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| biography:
| Dancer, born in New York City, USA. He studied at the School of American Ballet, the High School of Performing Arts, and New York Maritime College, where he was a welterweight boxing champion. He joined New York City Ballet (1957), becoming known for his vigour and dynamic style, and Balanchine and Robbins gave him roles in such works as A Midsummer Night's Dream (1962), Tarantella (1964), and Watermill (1972). He later became artistic director of the Eglevsky Ballet Company (1979–84). |
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