Jacques d'Amboise (dancer)

Jacques d' Amboise (actually Joseph Jacques Ahearn, born July 28, 1934 in Dedham, Massachusetts) is an American ballet dancer, choreographer and actor.

Life

After schooling d' Amboise trained as a ballet dancer at the School of American Ballet by George Balanchine in New York City and in 1949 a member of the dance ensemble led by the Balanchine New York City Ballet. In 1954, he played under the direction of Stanley Donen in the musical comedy film Seven Brides for Seven Brothers the role of Ephraim ', the set but had to leave early because he was still under contract by the New York City Ballet, so that the last recordings were filmed in this role with another actor. As powerful and acrobatic dancer he appeared to be both contemporary ballet pieces such as Stars and Stripes (1958 ) as well as in classical ballets such as Swan Lake.

In the 1960s, d' Amboise began working as a choreographer and directed his own ballets such as The Chase ( 1963) and Irish Fantasy (1964). In 1976 he founded the National Dance Institute to teach with this particular dance and ballet dance in public schools and make them known. 1990, a MacArthur Fellowship, he was assigned to the financial support of his work. In addition, he was honored for his achievements as a dancer and choreographer in 1995 with the Kennedy Award and in 1998 with the National Medal of Arts.

D' Amboise was married until her death in 2009 with the ballerina and photographer Carolyn George and, with these four children, including the dancers Christopher d' Amboise and Charlotte d' Amboise, in turn, is married to the dancer and actor Terrence Mann.

External links and sources

• Jacques d' Amboise at the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Una McGovern (Ed.): Chambers Biographical Dictionary. Chambers, Edinburgh 2002, ISBN 0-550-10051-2, p 393

• Choreographer ( ballet )
• Dancer
• Actor
• American artist
• Born in 1934
• Man