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Thursday, March 19, 2015

Throwback Thursday and André Eglevsky


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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