Alfredo Corvino (1916-2005).Soft-spoken, kind, precise, gentle, elegant. These attributes are a small part of what made up Alfredo Corvino's character. His popularity as a teacher resulted from his extensive knowledge, his patience, his diplomacy, and his belief that dancers must possess an inner fire in addition to refined technique. Born in Montevideo, Uruguay, the young Corvino studied violin with his father, a violinist in the Philharmonic Orchestra of Montevideo. He went on to study ballet at the National Academy of Ballet there. Corvino later toured Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. with Kurt Jooss' company and toured the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. with the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo Ballet company formed in Monte Carlo in 1932. The name derived from Sergey Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, which dissolved after his death in 1929. Under René Blum and Col. W. . He arrived in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of around 1940 and began studying the Cecchetti method The Cecchetti method is a form of ballet instruction created by Enrico Cecchetti (1850-1928). The method is a rigorous system drawn up with careful regard for anatomy within the confines of classical ballet technique, and in common with other training methods seeks to endow the with Margaret Craske and Antony Tudor, who later asked him to join the newly established dance division at the Juilliard School. He began teaching there in 1952, and remained for 42 years, receiving an honorary doctorate from the school in May 2003. In 1968 he and his wife, Marcella, founded The Dance Circle in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . It was here over the next 25 years that Corvino and his daughters, Ernesta and Andra, developed a unique approach to ballet training for all types of dancers. His students included Bebe Neuwirth and modern dancers like Shelley Washington, Joyce Herring, Christopher Pilafian, and Pina Bausch. Tanztheater Wuppertal employed him as their ballet master on tour. Last year, at the age of 88, he traveled to Japan, France, and Germany with the troupe. Mr. Corvino is remembered fondly the world over by dancers. |
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