Jacques d'Amboise (1934–2021)
Author of I Was a Dancer
About the Author
Image credit: Jacques D'Ambroise
Works by Jacques d'Amboise
Associated Works
Jacques D'Amboise: Portrait of a Great American Dancer/Portrait d'un grand danseur americain (2006) — Artist — 2 copies
Tagged
Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- d'Amboise, Jacques
- Legal name
- Ahearn, Joseph Jacques
- Birthdate
- 1934-07-28
- Date of death
- 2021-05-02
- Gender
- male
- Occupations
- ballet dancer
dance teacher
choreographer
autobiographer - Organizations
- National Dance Institute
New York City Ballet - Awards and honors
- Award for Distinguished Service to the Arts (1993)
MacArthur Fellowship (1990)
Kennedy Honors Award (1995)
New York Governor's Award - Relationships
- D'Amboise, Christopher (son)
George, Carolyn (wife)
D'Amboise, Charlotte (daughter)
Balanchine, George (ballet master) - Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Dedham, Massachusetts, USA
- Places of residence
- New York, New York, USA
- Place of death
- New York, New York, USA
- Associated Place (for map)
- New York, USA
Members
Reviews
Jacques d’Amboise was such a wonderful dancer, and he has done so much for young people through his dance institute. In addition, he is an absolutely delightful storyteller. This charming man has written a thoroughly fascinating book, filled with his history, his humor, and his passion and energy for life. Loved it!
Interesting but more a biography of Balanchine that of Jacques d'Amboise
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- Also by
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- Members
- 74
- Popularity
- #238,153
- Rating
- 3.9
- Reviews
- 2
- ISBNs
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