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Word: chauvire (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Brilliant & Bold. What would Chicagoans see when the great dusty-rose curtain goes up this week? There would be few breath-taking solos, although dark-eyed Prima Ballerina Yvette Chauviré would certainly draw a few gasps with her cameolike dancing. Few of the 16 ballets would be familiar-and none would be as broad and nappy as U.S. ballets like Billy the Kid. Chicago's big stage was just right for the Paris ballet's specialty: brilliant spectacle in the great tradition, plus the bold and polished choreography of a greying little man known to balletomanes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: The Great Tradition | 9/20/1948 | See Source »

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