Viola Essen was an American ballet dancer, born in 1925 in St. Louis, who died in 1970.
Biography
Viola Essen (August 11, 1925 – January 16, 1970), was an American ballet dancer. She was a student of Mikhail Mordkin, and an original member of the Ballet Theatre, precursor to the American Ballet Theatre.
From the Wikipedia article “Viola Essen”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Contemporaries
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Moscelyne Larkin
American ballet dancer (1925-2012)
Mary-Ellen Moylan
American ballet dancer 1925–2020
Maria Tallchief
American ballerina (1925–2013)
Othella Dallas
American dancer and jazz singer
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Richard Thomas
American ballet dancer (1925-2013)
Diana Adams
American ballerina and ballet teacher (1926-1993)
Marjorie Tallchief
American ballerina
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Barbara Fallis
American dancer (1924-1980)
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