Melendez, Jolinda (1954–)

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Melendez, Jolinda (1954–)

American ballet dancer. Born Nov 17, 1954, in New York, NY.

Trained at National Academy of Ballet under Thalia Mara, and at Kirov Ballet in Leningrad; joined American Ballet Theater (1972) and remained there throughout most of career performing in classical works including Swan Lake, La Bayadère, and Giselle; appeared in Alvin Ailey's The River and Frederick Ashton's Les Patineurs.

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