André Eglevsky (21 December 1917 – 4 December 1977) was a Russian-born American ballet dancer and teacher. See also Commedia dell'arte Harlequinade is a type of theatrical performance piece usually a slapstick adaptation of the Commedia dell'arte Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Ballet is a formalized form of Dance with its origins in the French court further developed in France and Russia as a Concert dance
Eglevsky was born in Moscow, but was taken to live in France when he was eight, his mother having decided that his talent as a dancer demanded that he be properly trained. Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. He studied ballet with Maria Nevelskaya in Nice, Lubov Egorova, Mathilde Kschessinskaya, Alexandre Volinine, Olga Preobrajenskaya, and Leon Woicikowski in Paris, Nicholas Legat in London, and the School of American Ballet in New York City. Nice (nis Niçard Occitan: Niça norm or Nissa, Italian: Nizza or Nizza Marittima, Greek Mathilde Kschessinskaya (Матильда Феликсовна Кшесинская family origin Matylda Krzesińska ( 19 August 1872 (O Olga Iosifovna Preobrajenska (Russian Ольга Иосифовна Преображенская Ol'ga Iosifovna Preobrazhenskaya) ( &ndash 27 December Nikolai Gustavovich Legat (Николай Густавович Легат (1869 - 1937 was a dancer with the Russian Imperial Ballet from 1888 to 1914 and was the main successor London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The School of American Ballet (SAB is the official school of the New York City Ballet. The City of New York At the age of fourteen he joined Col. de Basil's Ballet Russe, and after six months was dancing leading roles in such ballets as Swan Lake, Les Sylphides, and Les Présages. See also Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, The Ballets Russes ( French for The Russian Ballets) was a Ballet company established Swan Lake ( Лебединое Озеро, Lebedinoye Ozero) is a Ballet, op Les Sylphides is a short non-narrative ballet blanc. Its original Choreography was by Mikhail Fokine, with music by In 1935 he joined Igor Youskevitch as the company's Premier Danseur, and a year later joined René Blum's Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Igor Youskevitch ( 13 March 1912 - 13 June 1994) was a Ballet dancer and a Choreographer of Russian-Ukrainian origin René Blum ( Paris, 13 March 1878 - Auschwitz, 30 April 1943) Choreographer, was the founder of the Ballet See also Ballets Russes, Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo was an influential Ballet company founded by René Blum and Colonel Vassily
Eglevsky travelled to the United States in 1937, and was premier danseur in George Balanchine's American Ballet (later New York City Ballet) until 1938. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. See also List of ballets by George Balanchine, George Balanchine (January 22 1904 &ndash April 30 1983 born Giorgi Melitonis dze Balanchivadze See also New York City Ballet American Ballet was the first professional Ballet company George Balanchine created in the United States New York State Theater by David Shankbonejpg|thumb|300px| New York State Theater]] New York City Ballet ( NYCB) is a Ballet company founded in 1948 by Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He also danced at the Radio City Music Hall and in the Broadway musical Great Lady. Radio City Music Hall is an entertainment venue located in New York City 's Rockefeller Center. Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located After becoming an American citizen, in 1939 he rejoined the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, staying there until 1942. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For the following four years he danced with the Ballet Theatre (now the American Ballet Theatre), as well as dancing as a guest star with Léonide Massine's Ballet Russe Highlights in 1944 and 1945. See also American Ballet Theatre, based in New York City, was one of the foremost ballet companies of the 20th century See also Leonid Fyodorovich Myasin (Russian Леонид Фёдорович Мясин better known in the French transliteration Léonide Massine ( August Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar In the late 1930s he married the ballerina Leda Anchutina.
In 1946 Eglevsky rejoined Col. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. de Basil, now director of the Original Ballet Russe, and a year later became premier danseur of Marquis George de Cuevas' Grand Ballet de Monte Carlo. See also Ballets Russes, Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo was an influential Ballet company founded by René Blum and Colonel Vassily From 1951 to 1958 he was a principal with the New York City Ballet. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. New York State Theater by David Shankbonejpg|thumb|300px| New York State Theater]] New York City Ballet ( NYCB) is a Ballet company founded in 1948 by
In 1952 he appeared in Charlie Chaplin's film Limelight. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Limelight is a 1952 comedy - drama Film written directed by and starring Charlie Chaplin, co-starring Claire Bloom
Upon his retirement in 1958, Eglevsky and his wife started a school in Massapequa, New York, and formed the Eglevsky Ballet Company. Massapequa is a hamlet (and a Census-designated place) located in Nassau County New York. He died in Elmira, New York of a heart attack at the age of fifty-nine. Elmira is a City in Chemung County, New York, USA. It is the principal city of the 'Elmira New York Metropolitan Statistical Area Myocardial infarction ( MI or AMI for acute myocardial infarction) also known as a heart attack, occurs when the blood supply He is the coolest person ever!
Sources and external links
- "André Eglevsky" by Dick Andros
- The Eglevsky Ballet — Web page
- Photos
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