George Skibine
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George Skibine was a ballet dancer with the Ballets Russes
from age 5, son of Boris Skibine
, also of the Ballets Russes, choreographer and balletmaster of the Harkness
and Dallas Ballets.
Ballets Russes
The Ballets Russes was an itinerant ballet company from Russia which performed between 1909 and 1929 in many countries. Directed by Sergei Diaghilev, it is regarded as the greatest ballet company of the 20th century. Many of its dancers originated from the Imperial Ballet of Saint Petersburg...
from age 5, son of Boris Skibine
Boris Skibine
Boris Skibine was a ballet dancer with the Ballets Russes and father of George Skibine, also of the Ballets Russes.He appeared in Gaston Roudès' 1935 comedy Le chant de l'amour....
, also of the Ballets Russes, choreographer and balletmaster of the Harkness
Harkness Ballet
The Harkness Ballet was a major New York ballet company named after its founder Rebekah Harkness. Harkness inherited her husband's fortune in Standard Oil holdings and was a dance lover...
and Dallas Ballets.
Obituaries
- NY Times, January 16th, 1981