mrjehovah t1_jadxgcv wrote on February 28, 2023 at 7:10 PM 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 Looks like he divorced her shortly after she got polio to try and marry another woman. Classy. Permalink 2
mrjehovah t1_jadxgcv 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
Looks like he divorced her shortly after she got polio to try and marry another woman. Classy.