biography
pronunciation:
[dambwahz]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1934– )
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| biography:
| Ballet dancer and choreographer, born in Dedham, Massachusetts, USA. After training with the School of American Ballet, he joined the New York City Ballet in 1949. For more than 30 years he performed leading roles in such Balanchine classics as Apollo. He began choreographing works in 1963, and in 1977 he formed the National Dance Institute to teach dance to children in inner-city schools. The winner of a MacArthur Foundation award, he trained and staged performances involving over 100 000 children nationwide. |
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