Faculty for The School at Jacob's Pillow ballet program this year included SUSAN JAFFE, former principal dancer with American Ballet Theatre. (Teachers and Schools).

Faculty for The School at Jacob's Pillow ballet program this year included SUSAN JAFFE, former principal dancer A principal dancer is similar to a soloist in dance. However, principals are hired by a ballet or dance company to perform not only solos, but also pas de deux. A principal may be male or female. with American Ballet Theatre American Ballet Theatre, one of the foremost international dance companies of the 20th cent. It was founded in 1937 as the Mordkin Ballet and reorganized as the Ballet Theatre in 1940 under the direction of Lucia Chase and Rich Pleasant. . Also, Noemie Perlov-Chen, rehearsal director and assistant choreographer cho·re·o·graph
v. cho·re·o·graphed, cho·re·o·graph·ing, cho·re·o·graphs

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1. To create the choreography of: choreograph a ballet.

2. to Angelin Preljocaj, taught repertoire of the French choreographer for the Pillow's Contemporary Traditions program. www.jacobspillow.org

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