Hendl, Susan (1949–)
Hendl, Susan (1949–)
American ballet dancer. Born Sept 18, 1949, in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.
Made debut with New York City Ballet where she performed throughout dance career; danced solos in numerous works by Balanchine, including Divertimento No. 15, Agon, Liebeslieder, and Slaughter on Tenth Avenue; created roles in Balanchine's Who Cares? (1970) and Robbins' Goldberg Variations (1971); performed in many company premieres including Robbins' Requiem Canticles II, Danilova's restaging of Chopiniana (1972) and Bolender's Serenade in A; staged Themes and Variations for Miami City Ballet; served as vice president of George Balanchine Foundation.
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