De Angelo, Ana Marie (1955–)
De Angelo, Ana Marie (1955–)
American ballet dancer. Born 1955 in San Francisco area, California.
Danced professionally with City Center Joffrey Ballet in New York City, appearing in numerous works by Joffrey, Gerald Arpino, and revivals of Frederick Ashton; performed with numerous companies as guest dancer and toured off-season with Stars of the American Ballet and Stars of the World Ballet, among others; danced at Pendleton Festival Ballet (1980); performed revivals of Anna Pavlova's repertory, often dancing Pavlova's parts; choreographed Le Papillon (1980), a tribute to Pavlova.
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