Tanaquil Le Clercq

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American person ballerina ballet teacher dancer human

Tanaquil Le Clercq was a celebrated mid-20th-century American ballerina and longtime New York City Ballet principal whose career was tragically cut short by polio.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American person → ballerina → ballet teacher → dancer → human →
careerEnd	1956 →
causeOfDeath	pneumonia →
citizenship	United States of America →
collaboratedWith	George Balanchine → Jerome Robbins →
countryOfBirth	France →
countryOfDeath	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1929-10-02 →
dateOfDeath	2000-12-31 →
educatedAt	School of American Ballet →
endTimeOfMarriage	1969 →
ethnicGroup	American of French and Danish descent →
familyName	Le Clercq →
genre	neoclassical ballet →
givenName	Tanaquil →
hasWork	The Ballet Cook Book →
influenced	later generations of American ballerinas →
influencedBy	George Balanchine → Martha Graham →
languageOfWorkOrName	English → French →
medicalCondition	paralysis →
memberOf	New York City Ballet →
movementDisorder	poliomyelitis →
name	Tanaquil Le Clercq →
notableEvent	contracted polio while on European tour in 1956 →
notableFor	being a principal dancer with New York City Ballet →
notableWork	originating roles in George Balanchine ballets → originating roles in Jerome Robbins ballets →
occupation	author → ballet dancer → ballet teacher →
placeOfBirth	Paris →
placeOfDeath	New York City →
positionHeld	principal dancer →
residence	New York City →
sexOrGender	female →
spouse	George Balanchine →
startTimeOfMarriage	1952 →
studentOf	George Balanchine → Martha Graham →
taughtAt	Dance Theater of Harlem →
workLocation	New York City →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Tanaquil Le Clercq →	name
George Balanchine →	spouse