tu2sparkles Posted January 27, 2009 Report Share Posted January 27, 2009 Was Gelsey Kirkland one of Balanchine's ballerinas? I read Dancing on my Grave and it mentioned her dancing for him, but I've done research on Balanchine and she's never mentioned. Quote Link to comment
blaise Posted January 27, 2009 Report Share Posted January 27, 2009 Balanchine hand picked her for NYCB and proceeded to make several ballets on her (Firebird comes to mind). She left NYCB for ABT in the 70s, I believe. Quote Link to comment
brice Posted January 28, 2009 Report Share Posted January 28, 2009 Gelsey may have danced Firebird, but it was not made on her. It was made on Maria Tallchief. Gelsey was a Balanchine ballerina and trained at SAB. Quote Link to comment
blaise Posted January 28, 2009 Report Share Posted January 28, 2009 My bad. She was the star of Balanchine's revival. I associate it so strongly with her. He made Suite No. 3 on her. Quote Link to comment
Mel Johnson Posted January 28, 2009 Report Share Posted January 28, 2009 And John Clifford made "Suite #1" on her and her sister, Johnna. Quote Link to comment
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