And so pleased to see Elizabeth's salute to Patricia McBride, a great NYCB ballerina in the 70's who lacked the mystique of Gelsey, Suzanne.
@JamesWolcott I was born too late to enjoy 1970s NY ballet, know about it only from you, Mudrick and Irving Howe.
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@HeerJeet Much of the intellectuals' interest in NYCB/ballet-in-general fell off the ledge once Suzanne Farrell left the company.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet The Cult of Suzanne and the Looming Presence of Lincoln Kirstein contributed mightily to NYCB's intellectual cachet. -
@JamesWolcott@HeerJeet this takes me back to my first marriage and hanging with the Dance Police during NYCB intermissions
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