Tanaquil LeClerq (b. 2 October 1929, Paris - d. Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city 2000, New York City) was a principal dancer with the New York City Ballet, but her dancing career was ended when she was stricken with polio and paralyzed from the waist down. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. The City of New York 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
During her tenure with the company, George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins and Merce Cunningham all created roles for her. See also List of ballets by George Balanchine, George Balanchine (January 22 1904 &ndash April 30 1983 born Giorgi Melitonis dze Balanchivadze Jerome Robbins (11 October 1918 – 29 July 1998 was an American film director and Choreographer whose work has included everything from classical ballet to See also Merce Cunningham (born April 16, 1919 in Centralia Washington, United States is an American Dancer and choreographer She began teaching and as one student recalled: "She used her hands and arms as legs and feet".
She was the fourth and last wife of George Balanchine (1952 - 1969), but not his last muse. See also List of ballets by George Balanchine, George Balanchine (January 22 1904 &ndash April 30 1983 born Giorgi Melitonis dze Balanchivadze Balanchine obtained a quick divorce from her to woo Suzanne Farrell, who rejected his proposal and married a fellow dancer. Suzanne Farrell (born August 16, 1945) one of the most noted Ballerinas of the 20th century and the founder of the Suzanne Farrell Ballet
Tanaquil LeClerq died in 2000 in New York City. The City of New York
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- "Notices", TIME, Feb. 14, 1969. Retrieved on 2007-06-04. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 781 BC - The first historic Solar eclipse is recorded in China.
- Marc Shell (2005). Polio and its aftermath: the paralysis of culture. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ISBN 0-674-01315-8.
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