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...continue their studies. Maria became a favorite pupil of Bronislava Nijinska, sister of Vaslav Nijinsky. In 1942 she moved East, joined the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo. There she was spotted by Choreographer George Balanchine, who began casting her in his ballets, later married her. When he and Lincoln Kinstein organized the City Center company in 1948, he brought Maria along as prima ballerina. Since then, with Russian-trained Balanchine to supply the polish, she has been shining more brightly each season...
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