Michael Bjerknes (1957-2008).Co-founder of the American Dance Institute in Rockville, MD, dancer Michael Bjerknes died in April of colon cancer colon cancer, cancer of any part of the colon (often called the large intestine). Colon cancer is the second most common cancer diagnosed in the United States. . He had an active dance career and was a generous figure in the Washington, DC, dance community. Born in Illinois, he graduated from high school at 13 and college at 16. His professional dance career began with the Joffrey Ballet's apprentice company. He was a soloist with the Chicago Ballet in 1974, and with Houston Ballet The Houston Ballet, operated by the Houston Ballet Foundation, is the fifth-largest professional ballet company in the United States, based in Houston, Texas. [1] from 1976 to 1978. He returned to 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 and was a soloist and teacher with the Joffrey Ballet until 1984. He later danced principal roles with the Milwaukee Ballet and with The Washington Ballet. He also danced and was guest ballet master with Universal Ballet in Seoul, 1991-94. Gerald Arpino, Robert Joffrey, Agnes de Mille Noun 1. Agnes de Mille - United States dancer and choreographer who introduced formal dance to a wide audience (1905-1993) Agnes George de Mille, de Mille , Moses Pendleton, and Choo-San Goh choreographed roles for him. In 2000 he and wife Pamela Bjerknes, a former member of 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. , founded the American Dance Institute. In addition to classes at the institution, he provided rehearsal space to local dance groups. |
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