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Robert Joffrey’s ideas about dancer training

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In 1953, Robert Joffrey started his school for young dancers called the American Ballet Center on the Avenue of the Americas in New York City. The school still functions today. He wanted to train dancers for the company he had … Continue reading

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The 1963 Middle East Tour

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The Joffrey Company started in 1956 with a group of 6 dancers who toured around the United States in a station wagon pulling a trailer filled with costumes and tape recorded music. Joffrey had trained all of the dancers in … Continue reading

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