Transitions.Indra Devi, known in America as the "Grande Dame grande dame n. pl. grandes dames also grand dames 1. A highly respected elderly or middle-aged woman. 2. of Yoga" and to her followers as "Mataji," meaning mother, died on April 25, 2002. She was 102. Born Eugenie Peterson descended from European nobility, Devi first pursued a career in the theater as a dancer and actress. In 1927 she moved to India, where she married, became a movie star, and studied yoga, which was very unusual for a woman at that time. After Devi's first year of immersion in the practice, her teacher, Sri Krishnamacharya, trained her to be a yoga teacher. Devi dedicated most of her life to the practice and teaching of yoga. She authored many best-selling books, including Forever Young, Forever Healthy. She set up the Indra Devi Foundation and helped spread the practice of yoga throughout the world. --Kate Lydon Daniel Jasinski stayed active in theater arts until shortly before succumbing to lymphoma in Miami, Florida “Miami” redirects here. For the Native American tribe, see Miami tribe. Miami is a major city in southeastern Florida, in the United States. It is the county seat of Miami-Dade County. Miami is a gamma world city with an estimated population of 404,048. , on April 3, 2002. A consummate showman, his work as a dancer, actor, and singer spanned nearly five decades. Professional associates described him as a dynamic presence onstage and a generous teacher; his bright personality enriched personal acquaintances. "Students always questioned him, and he advised them on the proper behavior to achieve greatness. He was a great role model," said Tony Catanzaro, director of Ballet Academy of Miami, where the dedicated artist took class for eighteen years and participated in its seasonal Nutcracker. Born on May 26, 1933, in Buffalo, 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 , Jasinski trained in tap and ballet. In the early 1950s he opened a dance school in the area and appeared on local television shows. After dancing with the Boston Ballet History The Boston Ballet is a professional ballet company based in Boston, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1963 by E. Virginia Williams and was the first professional repertory ballet company in New England. and American Festival Ballet, he found success 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. in musicals, including Do-Re-Me (with Phil Silvers) and Pal Joey; his longest stint on Broadway was the eight-year run of the original production of Fiddler on the Roof Jasinski also did summer stock and danced with Chita Rivera in the 1964 New York World's Fair There have been two World's Fairs in New York City:
He is survived by a brother and a sister in upstate New York Upstate New York is the region of New York State north of the core of the New York metropolitan area. It has a population of 7,121,911 out of New York State's total 18,976,457. Were it an independent state, it would be ranked 13th by population. and by Cuban painter Raymond del Toro Toro may refer to:
--Guillermo Perez Audree Phipps Estey, founder of the Princeton Ballet Society, died June 6, 2002, in Deer Isle, Maine Deer Isle is a town in Hancock County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,876 at the 2000 census. Notable landmarks in Deer Isle are the Haystack Mountain School of Crafts and the town's many art galleries. . She was 92. The Society is the parent organization of the Princeton Ballet School and its professional company, the American Repertory Ballet, based in New Brunswick, New Jersey This article is about the city in New Jersey. For the Canadian province, see New Brunswick. New Brunswick, also known as "the Healthcare City"[2] or "Hub City",[3] is a city and the county seat of the County of Middlesex, New Jersey, USA. . Estey's death comes less than four weeks after the death of her husband, L. Wendell "Bud." "The element of her legacy that is constantly adhered to today is her very open-minded view about what dance was and who should be able to do it," said David Gray, executive director of the American Repertory Ballet. Added former ARB Director Dermot Burke, now executive/artistic director of Dayton Ballet, "She had this indomitable in·dom·i·ta·ble adj. Incapable of being overcome, subdued, or vanquished; unconquerable. [Late Latin indomit will to make it happen. She had a vision for the way things should be. She was extraordinary as much for what she knew she couldn't do as for what she knew she could do." A native of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Estey began her career in Hollywood during the late 1920s, where she performed with Ernest Belcher and with Fanchon and Marco. She also was a contract dancer-actress-model at Fox Studios. After marrying in 1933, Estey moved to New Jersey and began teaching in the Princeton area. Her students included Meredith Monk, Douglas Dunn, Bebe Neuwirth, Diane Partington, and Jennifer Dunning. She served as president and executive vice president of the Northeast Regional Ballet Association from 1967 to 1971. She also headed the dance department at Les Chalets Francais, a French camp for girls in Deer Isle, Maine. In 1978, Estey turned her company, the Princeton Regional Ballet, into the professional Princeton Ballet Company (renamed the American Repertory Ballet in 1991). Estey retired as director in 1982 and moved to Florida, but she continued her involvement with the company as a consultant and advisor. She also served on the board of directors for the Sarasota Regional Ballet of Florida and was president of the Sarasota-Manatee Dance Teachers Association from 1990 to 1991. --Karyn D. Collins |
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