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New York City Ballet New York City Ballet On point Merrill Ashley Jacques d'Amboise The tarantella from Napoli, choreographed by August Bournonville, 1842; performed by members of the New York City Ballet
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Also Known As Ballet Society
Areas Of Involvement dance • ballet
Related People George Balanchine • Jerome Robbins • Kyle Abraham • Amar Ramasar • Justin Peck • Christopher Wheeldon • Lincoln Kirstein • Wendy Whelan • Mikhail Baryshnikov • Suzanne Farrell • Maria Tallchief • Merrill Ashley • Melissa Hayden • Jacques d’Amboise • Violette Verdy

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New York City Ballet
New York City Ballet
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Merrill Ashley
Jacques d'Amboise
The tarantella from Napoli, choreographed by August Bournonville, 1842; performed by members of the New York City Ballet
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