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Also Known As Linda Michelle Merrill
Born December 2, 1950 (age 74) • Saint Paul • Minnesota

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George Balanchine.
George Balanchine
Russian-American choreographer
Jerome Robbins
Jerome Robbins
American choreographer
Amar Ramasar
Amar Ramasar
American dancer
Justin Peck
Justin Peck
American choreographer and dancer
Lincoln Kirstein
American dance patron, writer, and businessman
Wendy Whelan
Wendy Whelan
American ballet dancer
Mikhail Baryshnikov performing with the Bolshoi Ballet
Mikhail Baryshnikov
Russian-American dancer
Suzanne Farrell
Suzanne Farrell
American dancer
Maria Tallchief
Maria Tallchief
American dancer
Hayden, Melissa
Melissa Hayden
American ballet dancer
Jacques d'Amboise
Jacques d’Amboise
American dancer
Edward Villella, 1960, in the title role of “The Prodigal Son”, by the choreographer George Balanchine.
Edward Villella
American dancer
Tanaquil LeClercq
American dancer
André Eglevsky in Apollo, 1944.
André Eglevsky
American dancer
Ivan Nagy
Hungarian dancer
Patricia McBride and George Balanchine
Patricia McBride
American dancer
Arthur Mitchell
Arthur Mitchell
American dancer
Christopher Wheeldon
British-born dancer and choreographer
Violette Verdy
Violette Verdy
French ballerina
Alexandra Danilova in Swan Lake.
Alexandra Danilova
Russian ballerina