Suzanne Farrell

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Suzanne Farrell is an acclaimed American ballerina and influential ballet teacher, best known as a principal dancer with the New York City Ballet and as a muse of choreographer George Balanchine.


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instanceOf ballerina
ballet teacher
choreographer’s muse
human
birthName Roberta Sue Ficker
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1945-08-16
educatedAt School of American Ballet
employer Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
New York City Ballet
The Suzanne Farrell Ballet
familyName Ficker
founded The Suzanne Farrell Ballet
genre ballet
classical ballet
givenName Roberta
hasGender female
influenced later generations of American ballet dancers
influencedBy George Balanchine
languageSpoken English
memberOf New York City Ballet
movement neoclassical ballet
museOf George Balanchine
name Suzanne Farrell
notableAward French Légion d’honneur
Kennedy Center Honors
National Medal of Arts
notableStudent dancers of The Suzanne Farrell Ballet
notableWork interpretations of Balanchine’s “Diamonds”
interpretations of Balanchine’s “Don Quixote”
interpretations of Balanchine’s “Mozartiana”
performances in George Balanchine ballets
occupation artistic director
ballerina
ballet coach
ballet teacher
placeOfBirth Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
positionHeld artistic advisor at the Kennedy Center
artistic director of The Suzanne Farrell Ballet
principal dancer at New York City Ballet
residence Washington, D.C., United States
spouse Paul Mejia
stageName Suzanne Farrell
studentOf George Balanchine
workLocation New York City
Washington, D.C.


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