Govrin, Gloria (1942–)
Govrin, Gloria (1942–)
American ballet dancer. Born Nov 9, 1945, in Newark, New Jersey.
Trained with Ivan Tarasoff at school of American Ballet in NY, among others; danced with New York City Ballet throughout career, creating roles in numerous works by Balanchine, including Valses et Variations (1961), A Midsummer Night's Dream (1961), Clarinade (1964), Trois Valses Romantiques (1967), and The Nutcracker, and dancing featured parts in Symphony in C, Firebird, Orpheus, and others.
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