Moylan, Mary-Ellen (1926–)

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Moylan, Mary-Ellen (1926–)

American ballet dancer. Born 1926 in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Danced on scholarship at School of American Ballet in New York City where she also performed in Balanchine's premiere of Ballet Imperial (1942); performed with Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, most notably in Balanchine's Serenade, Concerto Barocco, and Night Shadow; appeared on Broadway in Balanchine's Rosalinda (1940s) and The Chocolate Soldier (1947); danced with Ballet Theater (as of 1950), where she was featured in Lichine's Helen of Troy, Taras' Designs with Strings, Fokine's Les Sylphides, and others; was solo ballerina at Metropolitan Opera in New York City (mid-1950s) before retiring.

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