born Dec. 21, 1917, Moscow, Russia
died Dec. 4, 1977, Elmira, N.Y., U.S.
Russian-born U.S. ballet dancer and teacher.
He left Russia as a child and studied in Paris, becoming a lead dancer with the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo at age 14. He moved to the U.S. in 1937 and danced with a number of companies before joining the New York City Ballet (195158). There he created leading roles in several of George Balanchine 's ballets, including Scotch Symphony and Caracole . He also taught at the School of American Ballet. In 1958 he opened his own ballet school, and in 1961he established the Eglevsky Ballet.
André Eglevsky in Apollo , 1944.
Fred Fehl