André Eglevsky
Ballet Dancer, Film actor
1917 – 1977
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Who was André Eglevsky?
André Eglevsky was a Russian-born ballet dancer and teacher who studied in France and, from 1932, danced with Colonel W. de Basil's Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo for several years, as well as other companies in Europe and New York City. He became a United States citizen in the late 1930s and danced with the American Ballet Theater and New York City Ballet. After retiring from performance in 1958, he set up his own ballet school and the Eglevsky Ballet Company in New York.
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- Born
- Dec 21, 1917
Moscow - Also known as
- Andre Eglevsky
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Lived in
- Moscow
- Died
- Dec 4, 1977
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on July 23, 2013
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