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Last of the `Baby Ballerinas' dies
Irina Baronova, world renowned in the 1930s as part of a trio of Russian-born dancers dubbed the "Baby Ballerinas," has died at her home in Australia, the Australian Ballet said. She was 89. Baronova died peacefully in her sleep on June 28, the...Tags: Dancing, Dance, Theater
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Irina Baronova, 89; a 'baby ballerina' whose career was launched by George Balanchine
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterIrina Baronova, the last of the three "baby ballerinas" whose international careers were launched by choreographer George Balanchine, has died. She was 89. Baronova died in her sleep Saturday at her home in Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia,...Tags: Vivien Leigh, Family, Yul Brynner, Laurence Olivier, Dance
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Deaths elsewhere
Charles Dryden ATLANTA -- Lt. Col. Charles "Chuck" Dryden, one of the first of the pioneering black World War II pilots known as the Tuskegee Airmen, has died. Dryden, 87, died Tuesday in Atlanta of natural causes, said Roger Neal, a spokesman for the...Tags: George Bush, Defense, Twyla Tharp, Alabama, National Government
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'Big Bird' costume creator Kermit Love dies at 91
Kermit Love, the costume designer who helped puppeteer Jim Henson create Big Bird and other "Sesame Street" characters, has died. He was 91. Love died from congestive heart failure Saturday in Poughkeepsie, near his home in Stanfordville, Love's longtime...Tags: Twyla Tharp, Orson Welles, Jerome Robbins, New York Times
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Kermit Love, 'Sesame Street' costume designer, dies at 91
Kermit Love, the costume designer who helped puppeteer Jim Henson create Big Bird and other "Sesame Street" characters, has died. He was 91. Love died from congestive heart failure Saturday in Poughkeepsie, near his home in Stanfordville, Love's longtime...Tags: Twyla Tharp, Orson Welles, Jerome Robbins, New York Times
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Kermit Love, 91; helped create memorable 'Sesame Street' characters
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterAfter years of designing costumes for ballet and theater, Kermit Love found his way to "Sesame Street." Working with Jim Henson, Love helped create Big Bird, Mr. Snuffle- upagus and Oscar the Grouch. The funny-looking creatures became a magnet for...Tags: Novell Incorporated, Twyla Tharp, Orson Welles, Kermit the Frog, Jerome Robbins
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Costume creator Kermit Love dies at 91
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. (AP) _ The man who helped Jim Henson create the beloved "Sesame Street" character Big Bird died Saturday from congestive heart failure. He was 91. Kermit Love was a prolific costume designer for some of ballet's most prominent...Tags: Twyla Tharp, Orson Welles, New York Times
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Costumer hatched 'Sesame's' Big Bird
Kermit Love, the ballet costume designer whose greatest fame came as a creator, with Jim Henson, of the beloved "Sesame Street" characters Big Bird and Mr. Snuffleupagus, died Saturday in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. He was 91. The cause was congestive heart...Tags: Orson Welles, Twyla Tharp, Jerome Robbins, Richard Nixon
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Ballet in the park provided by Boca Ballet Theatre this weekend
Forum Publishing GroupBoca Raton – The second season of Boca Ballet Theatre's First Step for At-Risk Children program is wrapping up with a free public performance at 7:30 p.m. Sunday May 25 at Mizner Park's Count de Herne Amphitheatre. First Step is aimed at giving...Tags: Dancing, Dance
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Levi's video puts dancers in spotlight
Special to The TimesIT STARTED as a simple back flip. Well, maybe it wasn't that simple. Los Angeles dancer-choreographer Jacob "Kujo" Lyons executed the risky move for a video camera -- tumbling through the air from a bouncing seesaw into a pair of blue jeans. The resulting...Tags: Movies, Times Square, Sales, Bill Clinton, Dance
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