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NYCB Vol. 10 No. 32 - Tschaikovsky Pas De Deux
Violette Verdy: "The Tschaikovsky Pas de Deux, which became practically my signature piece, was not meant for me at all. It was for Diana...

Lauryn Johnson
Mar 2, 2024


NYCB Vol. 9 No. 27 & 28 - Nutcracker
(27/50) Patricia McBride and Edward Villella in the Nutcracker Pas de Deux. This was filmed in the August of 1969 at Jacob's Pillow. Stay...

Lauryn Johnson
Dec 16, 2023


NYCB Vol. 4 No. 10 - Tschaikovsky Pas de Deux
I found photos of Eddie and Violette performing Tschai Pas at Jacob's Pillow in 1963. As it turns out, Eddie tells an anecdote about this...

Lauryn Johnson
Sep 29, 2022


NYCB Vol 2. No. 6 - La Valse
The original principal couple in Balanchine’s La Valse (1951) was Tanaquil LeClercq and Nicholas Magallanes. The day after the premiere...

Lauryn Johnson
Feb 2, 2022
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