Conrad, Karen (1919–1976)

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Conrad, Karen (1919–1976)

American ballet dancer. Born Aug 18, 1919, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; died July 24, 1976, in Atlanta, Georgia; trained with Catherine Littlefield and Alexis Donlinoff; m. Pittman Corry (dancer).

Danced with Littlefield Ballet in Philadelphia (1935–38), later Philadelphia Ballet; performed with Mikhail Mordkin Ballet where she created role of The Flirt in his Voices of Spring (1938) and danced in his Giselle, Les Sylphides and Aurora's Wedding; joined Ballet Theater where she danced featured roles in Antony Tudor's Gala Performance and Jardin aux Lilac, and created roles in Anton Dolin's Capriccioso (1940); with husband, founded Southern Ballet in Atlanta, GA, where she directed and taught classes for the rest of her life.

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