Kai, Una (1928–)
Kai, Una (1928–)
American ballet dancer. Born Mar 7, 1928, in Glenridge, NJ.
Trained with George Balanchine at School of American Ballet; joined Ballet Society (1948); became charter member of New York City Ballet, where she danced featured roles in Robbins' The Cage, Ashton's Picnic at Tintagel, and Tudor's La Gloire, then began serving as ballet master (1956); staged numerous productions of Balanchine works for companies throughout US and also internationally; served as ballet master briefly at Robert Joffrey Ballet (early 1960s) and New Zealand Ballet (1973–76).
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