Legends suki schorer biography

Suki Schorer is an American ballet dancer, ballet mistress, teacher, and writer. She danced with George Balanchine's New York City Ballet from 1959 to 1972. Suki Schorer teaches at the , the official school of the New York City Ballet and is a Balanchine Trust répétiteur.

Suki Schorer received her early professional training at the and joined the San Francisco Ballet in 1956.

Legends suki schorer biography

She continued her ballet studies with Lew Christensen as a member of the Company and also attended the of at . In 1959, at the invitation of George Balanchine, she joined the New York City Ballet where she took his daily classes for over a decade.

In 1968, she was made a principal dancer. Her repertory included principal roles in Apollo, Serenade, Concerto Barocco, Symphony in C, Ivesiana, Stars and Stripes, Tarantella and Jewels among others.

Balanchine made solo roles on her in Don Quixote, Raymonda Variations, Harlequinade, and A Midsummer Night's Dream.

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