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Also Known As Ballet Society
Areas Of Involvement dance • ballet
Related People George Balanchine • Jerome Robbins • Mikhail Baryshnikov • Lincoln Kirstein • Justin Peck • Kyle Abraham • Wendy Whelan • Amar Ramasar • Christopher Wheeldon • Maria Tallchief • Melissa Hayden • Suzanne Farrell • Violette Verdy • Merrill Ashley • Alexandra Danilova

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New York City Ballet
New York City Ballet
Merrill Ashley
Jacques d'Amboise
The tarantella from Napoli, choreographed by August Bournonville, 1842; performed by members of the New York City Ballet
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