Throwback Thursday and André Eglevsky
André Eglevsky was born in Moscow in 1917, but moved to
France at an early age. He studied ballet in Nice, Paris, London, and at SAB in
New York. His mother would probably be considered a “ballet mother” today, and
she accompanied him to all these various countries as he advanced in his
training.
At age fourteen, he joined Col. De Basil’s Ballet Russe, and
within six month he was dancing leading roles. In 1935 he became premier
danseur. Two years later he came back to New York and performed a Radio City
Music Hall and in the Broadway musical Great
Lady. Afterwards, he danced in George Balanchine’s American Ballet.
André Eglevsky became an American citizen in 1939. He then danced
with The Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo until he joined Ballet Theatre (now ABT)
in 1942. When he retired in 1958, he and his wife Leda Anchutina Eglevsky
opened a school in Massapequa, Long Island and began The Eglevsky Ballet
Company.
André Eglevsky danced in many famous ballets and partnered
every famous ballerina from the 1930s to the 1950s. He trained a generation of accomplished dancers who are now passing his legacy on to their own students.
André Eglevsky died of a heart attack in 1977.
From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets:
Dance History Factoid #63:
“André Eglevsky was dancer who
joined Col. de Basil’s Ballet Russe at age fourteen.”
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““The farther backward you can look, the
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― Winston S. Churchill
― Winston S. Churchill
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