Yvonne Chouteau obituary by Judith Cruickshank

Dancer with 'an ethereal quality' who helped establish classical ballet in the USIn the late 1930s and early 40s, five remarkably gifted ballerinas began their professional careers in the US. All were of Native American descent and were to play an important role in the establishment of classical ballet in America. The youngest of them was Yvonne Chouteau, who has died aged 86.Tall for a dancer, blonde and extremely s…

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