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Families who have children with autism often miss out on normal family activities most people take for granted. Because their children struggle to behave in socially acceptable ways, it can be impossible to attend plays, musical performances, and other shows that families enjoy together. Utah Metropolitan Ballet (UMB) is doing its part to help change that. Every […]
On Saturday, February 27, Nathalie Jean Le Vine, loving mother and well-known St. Louis ballet teacher passed away at the age of 91.
Nathalie was born in Las Animas, Colorado to Jean (Juanita) and Fleming Christian and moved to Los Angeles at the age of eight. Her love of ballet quickly grew into a professional soloist career after starting dance lessons to overcome the disabilities associated with childhood Polio. Her performing career began at Radio City Music Hall, and included film and television productions as well as, musical theater in Los Angeles. Her professional training included many greats from the dance world; Slavenska, Celli, Panaieff, Nijinska, Pereyslavec, and the Royal Ballet School in England. A knee injury pivoted her dance career to teaching and she devoted the remainder of her life to teaching Russian and Italian Classical Ballet technique to children, teenagers, and adults.
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Poul Gnatt and RNZB foundation member Julie Barker on Bethells Beach in 1954, one year after establishing the company.
A devotion to ballet led Danish dancer Poul Gnatt to establish a company in New Zealand. His legacy lives on in every performance, but he remains one of New Zealand’s unsung heroes. Brittney Deguara writes. Behind every Royal New Zealand Ballet (RNZB) rehearsal and performance is the legacy of the Danish dancer who made it all possible. In 1953, Poul Gnatt, a principal dancer for the Danish Royal Ballet, turned his love of dance into something for all New Zealanders to enjoy. He established the RNZB at a time when pursuing a career in dance in New Zealand was almost impossible.