On this date, December 21st, in 1917, André Eglevsky was born. Though he left Russia as a child during the Revolution, Eglevsky acquired the traditional style and technique of the Imperial Russian Ballet by studying in Paris (from age eight). At 14 he became premier danseur with Colonel W. de Basil’s Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, in which he introduced his characteristic and spectacular series of slow, controlled pirouettes (in Les Présages). He danced with such companies as the American Ballet, and the Ballet (now American Ballet) Theatre before joining the New York City Ballet (1951–58), where he created leading roles in several George Balanchine ballets, including ‘Scotch Symphony’ (1952) and ‘Caracole’ (1952; now called ‘Divertimento No. 15’). Among his other well-known roles were Albrecht in ‘Giselle’ and Prince Siegfried in ‘Swan Lake’; and principal parts in Fokine’s ballets ‘Les Sylphides,’ ‘Le Spectre de la Rose’ and ‘Petrushka.’ He also appeared in one of Jerome Robbins’ early, humorous ballets, ‘Pas de Trois’ (1947), along with Anton Dolin and Rosella Hightower. Eglevsky, a U.S. citizen from 1937, established a school and small performing group in Massapequa, N.Y., in 1958, which grew into the Eglevsky Ballet Company. Enjoy this performance of the pas de deux from ‘Scotch Symphony’ (choreographed by George Balanchine), featuring Maria Tallchief and André Eglevsky… https://youtube/watch?v=myDPxRxWjb8
Posted on: Sun, 21 Dec 2014 22:45:50 +0000
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