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Jacques d'Amboise, who helped popularize ballet in America, passed away May 2, 2021. He received the Kennedy Center Honor in 1995, and here he is paid tribute by former dance partner Suzanne Farrell, who is also a Kennedy Center Honoree. As one of the finest ballet dancers of our time, d'Amboise inspired geniuses like George Balanchine and ...
D'Amboise founded the National Dance Institute in 1976 to promote dance to children. His work with the institute was featured in the documentary, He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin', which won an Academy Award and a Primetime Emmy Award. He received the MacArthur Fellowship in 1990, the Kennedy Center Honors in 1995, and the National Medal of Arts in ...
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Apr 17, 2009 · Charlotte (A Chorus Line) and Christopher D'amboise pay tribute to their father during the Kennedy Center Honors
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May 4, 2021 · Jacques d'Amboise, who helped popularize ballet in America, passed away May 2, 2021. He received the Kennedy Center Honor in 1995, and here he is paid tribut...
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Dec 3, 1995 · As a boy, Jacques d'Amboise was sent to his sister's ballet classes; his mother wanted to distract him from the burgeoning neighborhood gangs on New York's Upper West Side.
As we remember the life and legacy of 1995 #KCHonors recipient Jacques d'Amboise, who helped popularize ballet in America, look back on a Kennedy Center Honors tribute by his former dance partner Suzanne Farrell—who is also a Kennedy Center Honoree.
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