Van Hamel, Martine (1945–)
Van Hamel, Martine (1945–)
Dutch ballet dancer. Born Nov 16, 1945, in Brussels, Belgium; dau. of a Dutch diplomat.
Trained in Denmark, the Netherlands and Venezuela, and in Canada with Betty Oliphant; performed with National Ballet of Canada; moved to NY and danced with City Center Joffrey Ballet; joined American Ballet Theater (1971), where she remained through most of career; danced in company revivals of Giselle, Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty, and the Rudolf Nureyev production of Raymonda; also danced in premieres of Nahat's Some Times (1972) and Tharp's Push Comes to Shove (1975).
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