#garielle whittle

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“Ten-year-old Natasha, left, and Annabel, no last names given, are measured for height by children’s ballet mistress Garielle Whittle at the School of American Ballet in New York, Nov. 1, 1989 during auditions for the New York City Ballet’s production of The Nutcracker ballet. Both girls were judged sufficiently statuesque to be given roles as tall characters in the ballet.”

Photographed by Susan Ragan.

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Clara Ruf Maldonado as The Sugar Plum Fairy and Kyle Davis as Cavalier, "The Nutcracker", choreography by George Balanchine, music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky, staging by Judith Fugate, Peter Boal and Garielle Whittle, scenic and costume design by Ian Falconer, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Seattle, Washington, USA (November 29 – December 28, 2019)

Photographer Lindsay Thomas

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Garielle Whittle of the New York City Ballet shot by Arthur Elgort 1980

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Coppélia: Then & Now

Coppélia: Then & Now

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  Cecilia Iliesiu as an SAB Student in George Balanchine’s “Coppelia” Waltz of the Hours in 2003.

George Balanchine’s Coppélia is a ballet near and dear to my heart. As I rehearse for its opening in one week, I daydream about my memories as a wide-eyed 12-years-old girl dancing Coppélia. This ballet must tickle every little girl’s dreams of becoming a ballerina and…