Maria Tallchief on Tanaquil Le Clercq
Tanaquil LeClercq was probably the earliest stringbean ballerina. She was Balanchine’s fourth and final wife. He divorced her for Suzanne Farrell. She was stricken with polio at the height of her career in 1956, and paralyzed from the waist down.
(via theballetblog)
(via theballetblog)
Cyd Charisse
Source: littlepennydreadful
Rock n Roll Dance Party - UK, 1950s
Rita Glynde by Bassano, 1920
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