Audrée Phipps Estey | |
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Born | Audrée Phipps (1910-01-07)January 7, 1910 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
Died | June 6, 2002(2002-06-06) (aged 92) Deer Isle, Maine |
Known for | American Repertory Ballet |
Audrée Phipps Estey (January 7, 1910 – June 6, 2002), known as "New Jersey's First Lady of Dance", was an American dancer who founded the Princeton Ballet Society and the American Repertory Ballet.
Biography
Estey was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, on January 7, 1910, as Audrée Phipps. She married and had a son, Lawrence M. Estey and a daughter, Carol Estey. In 1954 she founded the Princeton Ballet Society. In 1963 she founded the American Repertory Ballet. She died on June 6, 2002, in Deer Isle, Maine.
References
- "Keeping Up Tradition, Sugar Plums and All". The New York Times. November 19, 2010. Retrieved 2010-12-19.
- "Princeton to See Two 'Sleeping Beauties'". The New York Times. May 22, 1977. Retrieved 2010-12-19.
- ^ "Former dancer, actress founded ballet society". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. June 16, 2002. Retrieved 2010-12-19.
- "Sarah Estey, William Otto". The New York Times. August 18, 2002. Retrieved 2010-12-19.