| Kyra Nichols... continued |
| In addition to Balanchine, Nichols originated roles for other noted choreographers including Jacques d'Amboise, Peter Martins, Susan Stroman, and Jerome Robbins, who created numerous roles for her including "I'm Old-Fashioned," "Antique Epigraphs," "The Four Seasons" and "Other Dances." |
| Choreographers and fellow performers know Kyra as a generous collaborator; the calm, cool, ego-less, Nichols was quickly recognized as a dancer of flawless technical skill-the type who could do anything without any effort. |
| Nichols has performed more than 40 leading roles at NYCB, and has toured the U.S. and the world with City Ballet, as well as other companies. |
| In her June 22nd sold-out retirement performance, Nichols danced three of her most notable Balanchine roles: the soulful "Serenade," the poignant "Davidsbundlertanze," and the elegant "Rosenkavalier" segment from "Vienna Waltzes." |
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| Nichols lives in Princeton, NJ with her husband, former NYCB publicist David Gray, and their two young boys. She intends to teach ballet in Princeton and to spend far more time with her family. |
| Alessandra Ferri |
| Born in Milan, Italy, Ms. Ferri trained at Teatro alla Scala, Milan until the age of 15, then attended The Royal Ballet School in London. Upon winning one of the three Prix de Lausanne for 1980, young Alessandra was able to continue her studies at The Royal Ballet School on scholarship.
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| She joined The Royal Ballet in 1980, where famed choreographer Kenneth MacMillan made good use of her passionate qualities. Emigrating once again, this time to America in 1985, Ferri joined American Ballet Theater as a principal dancer where she has remained for the past 22 years. |
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