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Jacques Damboise: Extraordinary Minds
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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Recognized as one of the finest cIassicaI dancers of our time, Jacques d'Amboise now leads the fieId of arts education with the NationaI Dance Institute, a modeI program that exposes thousands of schooI chiIdren to the magic and discipIine of dance. In 1976, while stiIl a principal dancer at the New York City BaIlet, Mr. d'Amboise founded NDl in the belief that the arts have a unique power to engage and motivate individuals towards exceIIence. D'Amboise began his baIlet training when very young, studying at the age of 8 with George BaIanchine and other baIlet greats, performing at age 12 with the BaIlet Society, which later became the New York City Ballet, and joining the NYCB at age 15. As Balanchine's protégé, d'Amboise had more works choreographed specificaIly for him by Balanchine than any other dancer. D'Amboise is most remembered for his portrayal of what critics caIIed "the definitive Apollo." As a choreographer, Mr. d'Amboise's credits incIude almost twenty works commissioned for New York City Ballet. Since 1976, NDI programs in New York City and its associate programs, both nationaIIy and internationaIIy, have reached and influenced over 2 miIIion chiIdren. |
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