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Patricia McBride

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I felt that Balanchine was my father towards me. He was the person I most admired and looked up to.

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In the beginning, he taught you how to hold your fingers, use your head, hold your shoulders, how you glissade, bourre – the exact way he wanted you to do the steps. It was relearning the whole Balanchine technique.

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When I hung up my toe shoes, I didn’t look back. In all my years, I have never looked back.

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May 21, 2024

When I hung up my toe shoes, I didn’t look back. In all my years, I have never looked back.

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May 21, 2024

In the beginning, he taught you how to hold your fingers, use your head, hold your shoulders, how you glissade, bourre – the exact way he wanted you to do the steps. It was relearning the whole Balanchine technique.

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