Marina Eglevsky ia an American

United States

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 ballet

Ballet

Ballet is a type of performance dance, that originated in the Italian Renaissance courts of the 15th century, and which was further developed in France and Russia as a concert dance form. The early portions preceded the invention of the proscenium stage and were presented in large chambers with...

 dancer, was born in New York City

New York City

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. She is the daughter of ballet star Andre Eglevsky

André Eglevsky

André Eglevsky was a Russian-born American ballet dancer and teacher.Eglevsky was born in Moscow, but was taken to live in France when he was eight, his mother having decided that his talent as a dancer demanded that he be properly trained...

. Marina studied at the School of American Ballet

School of American Ballet

The School of American Ballet is one of the most famous classical ballet schools in the world and is the associate school of the New York City Ballet, a leading international ballet company based at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City. The school trains students from the...

 and the American Ballet Theatre

American Ballet Theatre

American Ballet Theatre , based in New York City, was one of the foremost ballet companies of the 20th century. It continues as a leading dance company in the world today...

 School. Marina performed professionally in New York City Ballet

New York City Ballet

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's production of The Nutcracker

The Nutcracker

The Nutcracker is a two-act ballet, originally choreographed by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov with a score by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. The libretto is adapted from E.T.A. Hoffmann's story "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King". It was given its première at the Mariinsky Theatre in St...

, with the Eglevsky Ballet Company and as a guest in various companies and engagements. At the age of fifteen, Marina joined the Harkness Ballet

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...

 Company and launched her own successful dance career. She later was principal dancer with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet

Royal Winnipeg Ballet

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 and the Hamburg Ballet

Hamburg Ballet

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. She danced with dancers such as Mikhail Baryshnikov

Mikhail Baryshnikov

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, Lawrence Rhodes, Helgi Tomasson and skater John Curry. Marina was a featured artist in the Broadway revival production of "Brigadoon

Brigadoon

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" under the direction of Vivian Matalon

Vivian Matalon

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 and Agnes de Mille

Agnes de Mille

Agnes George de Mille was an American dancer and choreographer.-Early years:Agnes de Mille was born in New York City into a well-connected family of theater professionals. Her father William C. deMille and her uncle Cecil B. DeMille were both Hollywood directors...

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