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Reviewed on March 1, 2012 | Fiction
Tanaquil Le Clercq, one of the most acclaimed ballerinas of the mid-20th century, was the fourth wife (and fifth muse) of fabled ballet master George Balanchine. As a young ballerina with the New York City Ballet, she fell in love with and married Balanchine in 1952, when she was 23 and he 48. During the company's tour of Europe in 1956, Le Clercq fell ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More