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Whether ballet dancer ivy Kirby of camberley is still alive and if so where is she and who are her relatives?
she died in Los Angeles in 2001 age 89. I am her niece.
Have people died in ballet?
Ballet dancers have died when performing in the past, this was due to the stage lighting. Before the use of electric lighting, gas lights were used. If a flammable object caught alight, dancers could and did burn to death. I am sure over time, props may have caused death when dropped on a dancer. Nowadays it is pretty rare for a dancer to die whilst doing ballet. They can sustain some very debilitating injuries, spinal problems, paralysis etc, but generally boney and soft tissue injuries, are the most common.
Who can tell you how to contact ivy Kirby a ballet dancer from camberley in England?
Ivy Kirby died in Los Angeles on 24 May 2001. She was 89 years old. My mother and she were sisters.
Who was the first black female dancer?
In 1729 when a boy was born in the popular theatrical family in Florence. They named him Gaetano Appolino Baldassare Vestris. Nobody in the family could even dream that one day this boy would become the most famous French male ballet dancers of the 18th century. However, even as a teenager Gaetano Vestris showed so many talents in ballet that he got a chance to study dance at the Royal Academy in Paris. There he shortened his Italian name to Gaetan Vestris.His dancing debut took place when he was only some twenty years old at the famous Paris Opera. Soon Gaetan Vestris became the favorite dancer of the French royal family and went up the career ladder even further. He was promoted to the title of the king's dancing master and was teaching his technique to Louis XVI.Gaetan Vestris entered the history of ballet not only because of his excellent dancing abilities. He was also the first ballet dancer who discarded the mask that traditionally was worn by European dancers. After he removed the mask he made another historical innovation - Vestris started using his face in mime and succeeded in it as he was not only great dancer but an excellent mimic as well.In the middle of 18th century nobody could compete with his popularity as well as with his ego. His contemporaries claimed that not once Gaetan would say that his was one of three greatest men in Europe, comparing himself to the king of Prussia and Voltaire.Gaetan Vestris was also lucky in marriage. He married German actress Anna Heinel and who had a brilliant career as a opera singer of European prominence. His children followed his steps. For example, his illegitimate son Auguste Vestris was the leading dancer of French Opera for 36 years.As the years rolled by he became the First Ballet master and was also composing ballets but, eventually retired in 1776 and died quietly in 1808. Another great ballet master Jean Georges Noverre took his place and worked on creating famous ballet d'action.No responses yetAug 21 2008Prince of the Russian BalletPublished by admin under Russian BalletIf you could ask any Russian ballet fan of the 19th who is his favorite male ballet dancer, there would come up only one name - Paul Gerdt. He spent fifty six years on the ballet stage and performed in the roles of nearly every lead male character of famous Russian ballets. For his extraordinary ballet technique and dancing Paul Gerdt received the mot prestigious title of the Premier Danseur of all three significant theaters in the tsarist Russia: the Imperial Ballet, The Bolshoy Kammeny Theater and Mariinsky Theater.Gerdt had the unusual longevity for any male ballet dancer: he was born in 1844, started performing very young and retired one year before his death in 1917. Public loved and worshiped him. In addition, to his brilliant career and titles, audience nicknamed him Blue Cavalier. Admiring public also awarded him with another title: the Prince of Saint Petersburg stage. This was true enough because Paul Gerdt was the first to dance Prince Siegfried in Swan Lake, Prince Desire in Sleeping Beauty, and Prince Coqueluche in The Nutcracker.His mentors and teachers that helped him start his amazing career of a dancer were also the best that Russian ballet could offer. Gerdt's first teacher was Alexander Pimenov who himself was a student of the Father of Russian ballet - Charles Didelot. His next teacher was Jean Petipa, famous ballet dancer, father of probably the second person of importance after Didelot for Russian ballet - Marius Petipa. Old Jean in his youth underwent extensive training by the giant of the French ballet Auguste Vestris.Paul Gerdt was quite an eccentric, nobody at the theater knew how old he was. When asked, he would give one and the same response, claiming that he was 23 years old. He excelled not only in dancing but in teaching as well. He left after himself the whole brilliant team of students among which there were Anna Pavlova, George Balanchine, Michel Fokin, Tamara Karsavina and Vaslav Nijinsky. It is interesting to note that Michel Fokin trained Gerdt's daughter - great ballerina Elizaveta Gerdt. And Vaslav Nijinsky was Elizaveta's partner in ballet dancing.
When did french ballet start?
A guy named Louis Spandau who was French and moved to Russia. He got famous in the 14th century. His mom was an artist and his dad died of being ill. (Studied him in school)
Did Marie taglioni die?
Yes, Marie Taglioni died on April 22, 1884. She was a famous Italian ballet dancer known for her performance in the Romantic era.
Which famous sports star died of AIDS?
Arthur Ashe
Whether ballet dancer ivy Kirby of camberley is still alive and if so where is she and who are her relatives?
she died in Los Angeles in 2001 age 89. I am her niece.
What is Jonas Stalk famous for?
He ate a penis, got aids, and died by the jetson's hovercar, and died a virgin
Who is a famous 20s 30s dancer who died by being strangled with her scarf?
Isadora Duncan
Which Stravinsky work is from his Neoclassical period?
Stravinsky was most famous for the Rite of Spring because of its riotous premiere in 1913. He became famous in 1910 for his popular ballet score The Firebird for the Ballet Russe, he became instantly famous. He died in New York in 1971.
What famous people died of stds?
Henry VIII died of syphillis and his sonalso died of it because he contracted it in the wombFreddie Mercury had AIDS when he died in 1991.
Have people died in ballet?
Ballet dancers have died when performing in the past, this was due to the stage lighting. Before the use of electric lighting, gas lights were used. If a flammable object caught alight, dancers could and did burn to death. I am sure over time, props may have caused death when dropped on a dancer. Nowadays it is pretty rare for a dancer to die whilst doing ballet. They can sustain some very debilitating injuries, spinal problems, paralysis etc, but generally boney and soft tissue injuries, are the most common.
Who can tell you how to contact ivy Kirby a ballet dancer from camberley in England?
Ivy Kirby died in Los Angeles on 24 May 2001. She was 89 years old. My mother and she were sisters.
When did Gilbert Ballet die?
Gilbert Ballet died in 1916.
What makes eazy-e accomplishments memorabel?
He is famous for being a rapper and dieing a famous person that died of AIDS
Who is Sergei Diaghilev what did he do?
Serge Diaghiliev was a promoter and businessman who specialized in the Arts between 1910-1930. He is most famous for the combination of fine artists,dancers and composers. He created a company called 'Ballet Russe'. This company is perhaps the only company that has combined the most prominant artists of the day to create a theater experience.The star dancer was his lover and famous dancer/choreographer Vaslav Nyjinsky.
