Cisneros, Evelyn (1958–)
Cisneros, Evelyn (1958–)
American ballet dancer. Born 1958 in Long Beach, California.
Joined company of San Francisco Ballet (1977), where she danced throughout career (1977–99); danced in numerous works by Lew Christensen—then, artistic director—including his Beauty and the Beast; performed in Michael Smuin's A Song for Dead Warriors (1979) and as Miranda in his The Tempest (1980); appeared in Helgi Tomasson's Confidencias and Valses Poeticos (1990), Quartette (1994) and Two Bits (1998).
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