Vollmar, Jocelyn (1925–)
Vollmar, Jocelyn (1925–)
American ballet dancer. Born Nov 25, 1925, in San Francisco, CA.
Trained at school of San Francisco Ballet with Harold and William Christensen, among others; performed there in Bolm's Mefisto, and Christensen's Farranda, Coppélia, and Sonata Pathétique (1948–49); joined Ballet Theater in NY where she danced in Swan Lake, Balanchine's Theme and Variations and Ashton's Les Patineurs, among others; danced with Grand Ballet du Marquis de Cuevas and Borvcansky Ballet in Australia; returned to San Francisco Ballet, where she created roles for Lew Christensen's Lady of Shallott (1958) and Fantasma (1963) and danced as Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker; retired from performance career (1972), but remained at San Francisco Ballet as a teacher.
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