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    American Ballet Theatre (ABT) is a classical ballet company based in New York City. Founded in 1939 by Lucia Chase and Richard Pleasant, it is recognized...
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  • The Bolshoi Ballet is an internationally renowned classical ballet company based at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, Russia. Founded in 1776, the Bolshoi...
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  • Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School at American Ballet Theatre (ABT/JKO School) is the associate school of American Ballet Theatre located at 890 Broadway, within...
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    was a Sierra Leonean–American ballet dancer who danced with the Boston Ballet, the Dutch National Ballet, and the Dance Theatre of Harlem. DePrince rose...
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  • York City Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, Boston Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, Miami City Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet and Houston Ballet. The school...
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    Royal Ballet (1931), the San Francisco Ballet (1933), American Ballet Theatre (1937), the Royal Winnipeg Ballet (1939), The Australian Ballet (1940 as...
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    Petipa/Minkus ballet are derived from the version staged by Alexander Gorsky for the Bolshoi Theatre of Moscow in 1900, a production the ballet master staged...
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    of notable African-American ballerinas. Raven Wilkinson was one of the first African-American ballerinas allowed to join a ballet company. During the...
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  • King LINES Ballet. Initiatives such as Project Plié, started by the American Ballet Theatre (ABT), also aim to tackle diversity issues in ballet by broadening...
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    Misty Copeland (category American Ballet Theatre dancers)
    September 10, 1982) is an American ballet dancer for American Ballet Theatre (ABT), one of the three leading classical ballet companies in the United States...
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  • Joffrey Ballet and as a principal dancer with American Ballet Theatre before retiring as a dancer in 1990. He was appointed regisseur of American Ballet Theatre...
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    where it was recently performed by the American Ballet Theatre. Newton's version is shortened (originally the ballet included some music from La Source)...
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    Mikhail Baryshnikov (category American Ballet Theatre dancers)
    Kirov Ballet in Leningrad before defecting to Canada in 1974 for more opportunities in Western dance. After dancing with the American Ballet Theatre, he...
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  • Francisco Ballet, 2006), Kristin Long (San Francisco Ballet, 2007); Xiomara Reyes (American Ballet Theatre, 2006); Marian Butler (American Ballet Theatre, 2006);...
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    The Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre (PBT) is an American professional ballet company based in the Strip District of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was founded...
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    and Ballet (Russian: Ленинградский государственный академический театр оперы и балета) 1935 – 1992: Kirov State Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet (Russian:...
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    Stella Abrera (category 21st-century American ballet dancers)
    Manila, Philippines) is a Filipina-American ballet dancer. She danced as a principal dancer with American Ballet Theatre until her retirement in 2020, and...
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  • Lisa Rinehart (category American Ballet Theatre dancers)
    University of New York. She is a former dancer with American Ballet Theatre. She is married to fellow ballet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov, and has three children...
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    Benjamin Millepied (category Choreographers of American Ballet Theatre)
    dances for City Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, the School of American Ballet, the Metropolitan Opera, the Paris Opera Ballet, Ballet de Genève, and his...
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  • Firebird specifically for her. She left the New York City Ballet to join the American Ballet Theatre in 1974 as a principal dancer.[citation needed] Kirkland...
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    James B. Whiteside (category American Ballet Theatre principal dancers)
    dancer with Boston Ballet and is currently a principal dancer with American Ballet Theatre. Whiteside was born in Fairfield, Connecticut. He grew up in Fairfield...
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    Isabella Boylston (category American Ballet Theatre principal dancers)
    (born October 13, 1986) is an American ballet dancer who is currently a principal dancer with the American Ballet Theatre (ABT). Boylston was born Hildur...
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    companies worldwide, such as the Bolshoi Ballet, The Royal Ballet, American Ballet Theatre and the Mikhailovsky Ballet. The school was established as the Imperial...
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    Roberto Bolle (category American Ballet Theatre principal dancers)
    currently a principal dancer with the American Ballet Theatre and a principal dancer étoile at La Scala Theatre Ballet. Bolle also dances regularly as a guest...
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  • Ethan Stiefel (category American Ballet Theatre principal dancers)
    February 13, 1973) is an American dancer, choreographer, and director. He was a principal dancer with American Ballet Theatre (ABT) from 1997 until July...
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    1965 she formed the company Twyla Tharp Dance, which merged with American Ballet Theatre in 1988. She regrouped the company in 1991. Her work often uses...
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    Alessandra Ferri (category American Ballet Theatre principal dancers)
    ballerina. She danced with the Royal Ballet (1980–1984), American Ballet Theatre (1985–2007) and La Scala Theatre Ballet (1992–2007) and as an international...
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  • Aran Bell (category American Ballet Theatre principal dancers)
    an American ballet dancer. He was featured in the 2011 documentary First Position, and became a principal dancer with the American Ballet Theatre at age...
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    Skylar Brandt (category American Ballet Theatre principal dancers)
    (born January 8, 1993) is an American ballet dancer who is currently a principal dancer with the American Ballet Theatre. Skylar Brandt was born and raised...
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  • Sascha Radetsky (category American Ballet Theatre soloists)
    1977) is a former ballet dancer and actor. He was a soloist with the American Ballet Theatre and a principal with Dutch National Ballet. He is known for...
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