Today is the 119th birthday of the dancer and choreographer George Balanchine. He is considered the father of modern ballet, meaning the ballet that we
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Happy 118th Birthday George Balanchine
Today is the 118th birthday of the dancer and choreographer George Balanchine. He is considered the father of modern ballet, meaning the ballet that we
Happy 117th Birthday George Balanchine
Today is the 117th birthday of the dancer and choreographer George Balanchine. He is considered the father of modern ballet, meaning the ballet that we
Happy 116th Birthday George Balanchine
Today is the 116th birthday of the dancer and choreographer George Balanchine. He is considered the father of modern ballet, meaning the ballet that we
Happy 115th Birthday George Balanchine
Today is the 115th birthday of the dancer and choreographer George Balanchine. He is considered the father of modern ballet, meaning the ballet that we think
Happy 73rd Birthday Debbie Harry
Today is the 73rd birthday of the singer/actor/rebel/badass Debbie Harry. Blondie’s album Parallel Lines is still one of my very favorite albums to this day.
Happy 85th Birthday Joan Rivers
Today is the 85th birthday of the bold, brash, and brave entertainer Joan Rivers. She broke down barriers, shattered walls, reinvented herself, diversified, and redefined
Happy 93rd Birthday Malcolm X
Today is the 93rd birthday of the Civil Rights Activist Malcolm X. He is quoted as saying: The future belongs to those who prepare for
Happy 172nd Birthday Peter Carl Fabergé
Today is the 172nd birthday of the artist Peter Carl Fabergé. Being the appointed jeweler to the Russian Imperial Court must have been an honor and
Happy 101st Birthday Ella Fitzgerald
Today is the 101st birthday of the singer Ella Fitzgerald. I have included some of my favorite songs of hers below. The world is a
Happy 99th Birthday Merce Cunningham
Today is the 98th birthday of Washington boy made good Merce Cunningham. His dance company collaborated musically with everyone from John Cage to Radiohead to
Happy 146th Birthday Sergei Diaghilev
Today is the 146th birthday of the ballet dancer and founder of Ballets Russes, Sergei Diaghilev. To be able to see those performances in the
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