Interview with Gelsey Kirkland

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• VA

  @valarieiosue5538 · 2 years ago

  I admire her strength and honesty. Her book, Dancing on My Grave, is incredible.

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• ZO

  @zoerphl · 7 years ago

  we need a tv series about this era of ballet dancers in NYC.

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• VI

  @victoriac.attorneyatlaw · 3 years ago (edited)

  I once took a ballet class with her in NYC, she was stunning. I remember staring at her and she smiled at me. It broke up the moment!

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• CA

  @carolejean5102 · 7 years ago

  Her autobiography, "Dancing On My Grave", is a brutally honest look at both herself and the world of ballet. It is one of the most riveting and memorable books I have ever read.

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• DA

  @dannymarz2568 · 3 years ago

  Her ''Nutcracker'' in 1977 was the BEST I ever saw, she WAS Clara!

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• KE

  @kevinsimmers7594 · 1 year ago

  Among my greatest evenings I have ever spent in the Theater were seeing her dance - Astonishing Brilliant Unforgettable a Genius!

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• MA

  @marygrant8715 · 11 months ago (edited)

  I took ballet as a child. My physiotherapist father was concerned. He explained to me and my mother that he was treating ballet dancers who "turned out" and were messing up their hips. My teacher was a friend of theirs, so she made sure my solos were traditional folk dances and she didn't make a big deal if I didn't "turn out."

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• AS

  @ASDasdSDize · 9 years ago

  For those of you who think she is exaggerating , this is so real. it's beyond real. I danced for fourteen years and my entire company was on coke. this is so much more real than you think. there is so many people suffering in this industry. you are verbally abused everyday for years for the sake of vanity. ballet might be beautiful, but what goes on behind the scenes is disgusting.

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• CE

  @CedricsMom · 1 year ago

  I wonder how much things have changed now, over 45 years later. Gelsey was astonishing. She will always be one of the greatest ballerinas of the 20th century. In many ways she started  ballet's rebellion against the stringent rules of the men who created ballet. I will always love her ❤🎉❤❤

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• KE

  @kevindonohue2912 · 8 years ago

  A very sad footnote is that Patrick Bissell died on December 29, 1987 of a drug overdose.  I remember seeing the headline about a dancer dying of an overdose as I ran to catch a bus and I had this sinking feeling that it was Ms. Kirkland.  It is a testament to her strength and resilience that she lived through this nightmare.  She remains one of my favorite dancers ever.

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• TO

  @tootsiePOP745 · 8 years ago

  it's amazing that she survived

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• HE

  @heathercampbell1722 · 7 years ago

  She was exquisite to watch. Here's hoping today she has found peace in her life.

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