Dudleston, Penny (1952–)
Dudleston, Penny (1952–)
American ballet dancer. Name variations: Penny Dudleston McKay. Born May 26, 1952, in Tacoma, Washington.
At 8, began dance career with Ballet West; trained on scholarship at Juilliard School in New York City; joined New York City Ballet (early 1970s) where she created roles in John Taras' revision of The Song of the Nightingale and in Jerome Robbins' Watermill, and performed principal roles in repertory works for 5 years; continued to dance principal parts for Ballet West later in career; taught at Brown and Weber universities; founded and directed Wyoming Dance Theater in Jackson Hole; opened Penny Dudleston McKay School of Ballet in Ogden, Utah, where she also served as school director.
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