Allegra Kent
| Allegra Kent | |
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| Born | August 11, 1937 Santa Monica, California |
Allegra Kent (born August 11, 1937) is an American ballet dancer and actress.
Born in Santa Monica, Kent studied with Bronislava Nijinska and Carmelita Maracci before joining the School of American Ballet. After graduating, she joined the New York City Ballet in 1953 at the age of 15, and was promoted to principal in 1957. Many roles in George Balanchine's ballets were created for her, including Seven Deadly Sins, Ivesiana and Bugaku. She danced the role of Dewdrop in the 1958 Playhouse 90 telecast of Balanchine's version of The Nutcracker.[1]
She performed in such ballets as Serenade, Agon and Dances at a Gathering. She retired in 1981, becoming a ballet teacher, and in 1997 published an autobiography, Once a Dancer. Allegra currently teaches ballet at Barnard College, the women's college affiliated with Columbia University in the City of New York.[2]
[edit] Sources
- The Encyclopedia of Dance & Ballet (1977), Rainbird Reference Books LTD ISBN 0-907408-63-X
- The Ballerina Gallery
[edit] References
- ^ Dance Review Times 2003
- ^ Barnard College Dance Dept. faculty bio.
