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Ballet originated in the Renaissance and was embraced by France’s Louis XIV, who danced leading roles, designed costumes and wrote librettos. Ballet wound its way from Paris to Milan and Vienna, St. Petersburg, eventually landing in the United States. Jennifer Homans, a former dancer and Director of the Center for Ballet and the Arts at NYU, and Kevin McKenzie, former principal dancer and currently Artistic Director with the American Ballet Theatre, will be on the show to discuss the history of this often-misunderstood art form.
By WNYC4.2
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Ballet originated in the Renaissance and was embraced by France’s Louis XIV, who danced leading roles, designed costumes and wrote librettos. Ballet wound its way from Paris to Milan and Vienna, St. Petersburg, eventually landing in the United States. Jennifer Homans, a former dancer and Director of the Center for Ballet and the Arts at NYU, and Kevin McKenzie, former principal dancer and currently Artistic Director with the American Ballet Theatre, will be on the show to discuss the history of this often-misunderstood art form.

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