Keane, Fiorella (1930–1976)

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Keane, Fiorella (1930–1976)

English ballet dancer and teacher. Name variations: Fiorella Brown. Born Dec 8, 1930, in Rome, Italy; died June 9, 1976, in New York, NY.

Trained at Royal Academy of Dancing and Sadler's Wells Ballet school; danced for Sadler's Wells and Royal Ballet, mainly in productions of classical repertory works; toured US with Royal Ballet and moved to US soon after; taught at Juilliard School; collaborated on choreography of Gradus ad Parnassum (1962); served as ballet master of Alvin Ailey Dance Theater (c. 1965–74) and later of American Ballet Theater (c. 1974–76).

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