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George Balanchine was teacher, mentor and friend to the young Suzanne Farrell (Photo by ullstein bild/ullstein bild via Getty Images) Suzanne Farrell, Margot Fonteyn, Ballet Teacher, New York City Ballet, Adult Ballet, Vintage Ballet, George Balanchine, City Ballet, Ballet Fashion

"I'm thought of as a cool, unemotional dancer, but inside I'm not. As soon as I hear music, something in me starts to vibrate." The most lyrical American ballerina of her generation was a young student from Cincinnati when, at age 15, she first auditioned for the legendary choreographer George Balanchine. She danced a section of Glazunov's The Seasons, humming her own accompaniment, and the perfectionist was charmed. Her talent shone from the moment she joined the New York City Ballet, where…

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