Mille, Agnes de. (1905–1993) . To a Young Dancer, SIGNED by de Mille and Virginia Lee. New York: Little, Brown & Co.. 1962. First edition, as stated. 8vo, 175 pp.. Boldly signed on the first free endpage "For Susan Snow with gratitude for many kindnesses - Agnes George de Mille - Ballet Arts - August 1962." The following page is inscribed by Viriginia Lee "To Dear Susan, with much affection and very best wishes - Virginia Lee - July 1962."
Virginia Lee founded the famous Ballet Arts School in 1937, and it is the oldest continuously operating dance school in NYC after the School of American Ballet (which opened 3 years earlier). From its time at Studio 61 in Carnegie Hall, the school has hosted many important dance pioneers, including the Isadora Duncan Dancers, Ted Shawn and Ruth St. Denis and was an important rehearsal space for artists such as Jerome Robbins, George Balanchine, and Agnes DeMille.
Virginia Lee founded the famous Ballet Arts School in 1937, and it is the oldest continuously operating dance school in NYC after the School of American Ballet (which opened 3 years earlier). From its time at Studio 61 in Carnegie Hall, the school has hosted many important dance pioneers, including the Isadora Duncan Dancers, Ted Shawn and Ruth St. Denis and was an important rehearsal space for artists such as Jerome Robbins, George Balanchine, and Agnes DeMille.
Mille, Agnes de. (1905–1993) . To a Young Dancer, SIGNED by de Mille and Virginia Lee. New York: Little, Brown & Co.. 1962. First edition, as stated. 8vo, 175 pp.. Boldly signed on the first free endpage "For Susan Snow with gratitude for many kindnesses - Agnes George de Mille - Ballet Arts - August 1962." The following page is inscribed by Viriginia Lee "To Dear Susan, with much affection and very best wishes - Virginia Lee - July 1962."
Virginia Lee founded the famous Ballet Arts School in 1937, and it is the oldest continuously operating dance school in NYC after the School of American Ballet (which opened 3 years earlier). From its time at Studio 61 in Carnegie Hall, the school has hosted many important dance pioneers, including the Isadora Duncan Dancers, Ted Shawn and Ruth St. Denis and was an important rehearsal space for artists such as Jerome Robbins, George Balanchine, and Agnes DeMille.
Virginia Lee founded the famous Ballet Arts School in 1937, and it is the oldest continuously operating dance school in NYC after the School of American Ballet (which opened 3 years earlier). From its time at Studio 61 in Carnegie Hall, the school has hosted many important dance pioneers, including the Isadora Duncan Dancers, Ted Shawn and Ruth St. Denis and was an important rehearsal space for artists such as Jerome Robbins, George Balanchine, and Agnes DeMille.