Tanaquil

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Tanaquil was a celebrated American ballerina and principal dancer with the New York City Ballet, renowned for her collaborations with George Balanchine in the mid-20th century.

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Tanaquil canonical 3

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instanceOf American ballerina
ballet dancer
person
principal dancer
activePeriod mid-20th century
associatedWith George Balanchine
New York City Ballet
birthCountry France
birthDate 1929-10-02
birthPlace Paris
burialPlace New York City
causeOfCareerEnd poliomyelitis
citizenship United States of America
collaboratedWith George Balanchine
deathDate 2000-12-31
education School of American Ballet
employer New York City Ballet
era 20th-century ballet
event contracted polio on European tour in 1956
familyName Le Clercq
gender female
genre neoclassical ballet
givenName Tanaquil self-linksurface differs
hasNotableStudent dancers at School of American Ballet
language English
French
marriageEnd 1969
marriageStart 1952
medicalCondition paralysis from polio
name Tanaquil Le Clercq
nationality United States of America
notableFor being a leading Balanchine muse
distinctive long-limbed style
notableWork collaborations with George Balanchine
roles in Balanchine ballets
occupation ballet dancer
dance teacher
position principal dancer at New York City Ballet
residence New York City
spouse George Balanchine
studentOf George Balanchine
taughtAt School of American Ballet

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Tanaquil Le Clercq givenName Tanaquil
Tanaquil givenName Tanaquil self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Tanaquil Le Clercq
Le Clercq hasGivenName Tanaquil
subject surface form: Tanaquil Le Clercq