Happy Birthday to Jacques dAmboise! Recognized as one of the finest classical dancers of our time, Jacques d’Amboise now leads the field of arts education with a model program that exposes thousands of school children to the magic and discipline of dance. In 1976, while still a principal dancer with New York City Ballet, Mr. d’Amboise founded National Dance Institute in the belief that the arts have a unique power to engage and motivate individuals towards excellence. Mr. d’Amboise studied at the School of American Ballet with George Balanchine. At age 12 he performed with Ballet Society, the immediate predecessor to New York City Ballet. Three years later, barely 15, he joined New York City Ballet and the following year made his European debut at London’s Covent Garden. As Balanchine’s protégé, Mr. d’Amboise had more works choreographed specifically for him by The Ballet Master than any other dancer, including the ballets Stars and Stripes, Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux, Episodes, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Jewels, Raymonda Variations, and Brahms-Schoenberg Quartet, among others. Mr. d’Amboise is most remembered for his portrayal of what critics called “the definitive Apollo.” Mr. d’Amboise also appeared in several ballets choreographed by Jerome Robbins, including creating parts in Fanfare (Viola) and Quartet. As a choreographer, Mr. d’Amboise’s credits include almost twenty works commissioned for New York City Ballet.
Posted on: Tue, 29 Jul 2014 00:56:26 +0000
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