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Barbara Fallis (1923/1924 – September 5, 1980) was an American ballet dancer and educator. She danced for many prominent companies, including the American Ballet Theatre and New York City Ballet, and later started her own school, the New York School of Ballet, with husband Richard Thomas .
Sep 9, 1980 · Barbara Fallis, a former soloist with the American Ballet Theater and the New York City Ballet and a prominent ballet teacher, died of cancer Friday at New York Hospital.
Jul 30, 2013 · It's so difficult to put into words the effect Richard Thomas (and Barbara Fallis) had on me. I arrived in June of 1967, a vertically-challenged dancer who came from Nazi-style training in...
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Barbara Fallis was born in 1924 in Denver, Colorado. Shortly after, her family moved from the United States to London, England for her father’s work. The Fallis family remained in London for 12 years until WWII. Her love and pursuit of dance began during this time. She and her mother attended many performances by notable dance companies of the time...
Upon relocation to America, the Fallis family settled in New York City. Here Barbara was able to audition for Ballet Theater with Lucia Chase. She began dancing with Ballet Theater, later know as American Ballet Theatre|American Ballet Theater, in 1941 at the age of 16. Her first performance with the company was in La Sulfidein Mexico. During her 8...
Digital Collections, New York Public Library.Barbara Fallis (1923/1924 – September 5, 1980) was an American ballet dancer and educator. She danced for many prominent companies, including the American Ballet Theatre and New York City Ballet, and later started her own school, the New York School of Ballet, with husband Richard Thomas.
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Fallis, Barbara – (1924 – 1980) American ballerina and dance teacher Born Barbara Fallis Strong in Denver, Colorado, and later moved to London, England, with her family during childhood. There she studied ballet under Serafina Astafieva, Joan Lawson, and Dame Ninette De Valois, amongst other notable teachers.
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