SmolderingSauna t1_jaatj2o wrote on February 28, 2023 at 2:21 AM Reply to TIL American ballet dancer Tanaquil Le Clercq contracted polio at age 27 in 1956 and was confined to a wheelchair. Le Clercq began studying with George Balanchine at age 12 and married him at age 23. When she was 15, Balanchine choreographed a dance for a polio benefit which presaged her illness. by WonderWmn212 The Salk vaccine first became available in 1955 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polio_vaccine Permalink 7
SmolderingSauna t1_jaatj2o wrote
Reply to TIL American ballet dancer Tanaquil Le Clercq contracted polio at age 27 in 1956 and was confined to a wheelchair. Le Clercq began studying with George Balanchine at age 12 and married him at age 23. When she was 15, Balanchine choreographed a dance for a polio benefit which presaged her illness. by WonderWmn212
The Salk vaccine first became available in 1955 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polio_vaccine