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Alexandra Danilova: Ballerina Extraordinaire
From:
The Washington Post
| Date:
July 20, 1997| Author:
Allegra Kent
| Copyright 1997 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information
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In 1948, my mother took me to my very first ballet performance. I
was 11 years old, and the company was the Ballet Russe de Monte
Carlo. Before that evening, I had only imagined what ballet would
be like, and I was left baffled and disappointed by the first part
of the program.
But then Alexandra Danilova rushed onto the stage, holding a
candle.
She was dancing the part of the Sleepwalker in George
Balanchine's "Night Shadow," and at that moment I saw something that
matched...
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