Background
KIRKLAND, Gelsey was born in 1953 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States.
(The shattering story of a dream which became a heartbreak...)
The shattering story of a dream which became a heartbreaking nightmare for one of America's most famous ballerinas, Gelsey Kirkland, who chronicles her brilliant start as a dancer with George Balanchine, her legendary partnership with Mikhail Baryshnikov, her agonizing descent into drugs, and her struggles to rise again.
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KIRKLAND, Gelsey was born in 1953 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States.
Student, School American Ballet.
With, New York City Ballet, 1968-1974; soloist, New York City Ballet, 1969-1972; principal dancer, New York City Ballet, 1972-1974; ballerina, American Ballet Theatre, 1974-1981, 82-84; free-lance ballet teacher. Guest artist Royal Ballet, London, 1980, 86, Stuttgart Ballet, 1980. Teacher, coach American Ballet Theatre, since 1992.
(The shattering story of a dream which became a heartbreak...)
Of New York Ballet at 15 in 1968, Soloist 1969-1972, Principal Dancer 1972-1974.
Married Greg Lawrence.