Interview: Edward Villella discusses the comparison of his ballet comeback to that of Michael Jordan From: Weekend Edition - Sunday (NPR) | Date: September 30, 2001| Author: LYNN NEARY | . Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

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09-30-2001

Interview: Edward Villella discusses the comparison of his ballet comeback to that of Michael Jordan

Host: LYNN NEARY
Time: 8:00-9:00 PM

LYNN NEARY, host:

When basketball great Michael Jordan announced his return to the court this past week, we were reminded of legendary ballet star Edward Villella. He joined the New York City Ballet back in 1957, and had an illustrious career as a dancer for 26 ye...

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