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How Ballet Dancers Partner and Rehearse

American Ballet Theatre dancers Gillian Murphy and Marcelo Gomes talk about partnering.

05/15/2015 | Rating NR

American Masters

How Ballet Dancers Partner and Rehearse

Clip: 5/15/2015

American Ballet Theatre dancers Gillian Murphy and Marcelo Gomes talk about partnering.

American Ballet Theatre principal dancers Gillian Murphy and Marcelo Gomes rehearse a section of Pillar of Fire by Antony Tudor. They describe their partnering work and friendship that has formed while dancing together in the company since 1997. This is an outtake from American Ballet Theatre: A History, premiering May 15 on PBS (check local listings).

05/15/2015 | Rating NR

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