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Highlights of these early years include the acquisition of Lew Christensen Nutcracker in 1975 and a mixed repertory season offered in Spring 1977. Seattle, United States.Pacific Northwest Ballet was founded in 1972 as Pacific Northwest Dance Association under the aegis of Seattle Opera Association, withemearly leadership provided by Leon Kalimos (Executive Director, 1973-1977), Janet Reed (Ballet Mistress and Director of the School, 1974-1976) and Melissa Hayden (Ballet Mistress, and Director of the School, 1976-1977).

'Bowing Out: When and Why Ballet Dancers Retire'. 'Carla Körbes Grandly Bows Out of Pacific Northwest Ballet'. ^ a b c Macaulay, Alastair (June 9, 2015).'Pacific Northwest Ballet school's annual spring performances brim with talent'. 'Pacific Northwest Ballet School: doing it right'. Seattle, United States: Crosscut Public Media. 'Pacific Northwest Ballet debuts its talented new status symbol'. ^ Kaderlan, Alice (September 23, 2013).'Performers From the West Coast Serve Up Balanchine'. ^ Macaulay, Alastair (February 17, 2013).'An Idiomatic Balanchine, Walking the Walk in Seattle'. ^ Macaulay, Alastair (September 27, 2007).Archived from the original (PDF) on Novem. 'The New York Debut of Pacific Northwest'. ^ Campbell refers to the organization as the Pacific Northwest Ballet Association.Campbell cites the residency as occurring in 1971.

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'Dance professional Bennett raised standard in Seattle'. ^ 'Pacific Northwest Ballet's Nutcracker'.'Balanchine's Nutcracker Will Never Be The Nutcracker Of My Childhood'. ^ Macdonald, Moira (February 12, 2004).

Pacific Northwest Ballet is noted for choosing dancers that have physique, expressivity and a variety of body shapes. Pacific Northwest Ballet holds an annual summer course in the month of July and is considered one of the leading summer dance education facilities in the country. Formerly directed by Francia Russell, and now directed by Peter Boal, it has been considered to be 'one of the leading, if not the definitive, professional training school in the country.' The teaching is structured on that of the School of American Ballet. The Pacific Northwest Ballet School was founded in 1974. In 2012, PNB brought in Twyla Tharp as its first artist in residence for a year-long residency. The New York Times dance critic Alastair Macaulay, stated of their presentation that 'This is a true company,' more 'unified in its understanding of Balanchine' than the New York City Ballet. In 2013, the company and its orchestra toured to New York for the first time in sixteen years. After dancing with the New York City Ballet for 22 years, he had been a full-time faculty member at The School of American Ballet from 1995-2005. In July 2005, Peter Boal succeeded Stowell and Russell as artistic director following their retirement. Both had studied with and danced for George Balanchine. A portrait by artist Michele Rushworth was painted of Stowell and Russell and installed in the Phelps Center, Seattle, to commemorate their careers and retirement. Stowell and Russell left at the end of the 2004–2005 season. Under the directorship of Kent Stowell and Francia Russell, originally of New York City Ballet, it broke away from the Opera in 1977 and took its current name in 1978. Pacific Northwest Ballet was founded in 1972, after the two-month residency of First Chamber Dance Company, as part of the Seattle Opera and named the Pacific Northwest Dance Association. In 2006, the company was chosen to perform in the Fall for Dance Festival at New York's City Center Theatre and at the Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival. It is especially known for its performance of the Stowell/ Maurice Sendak Nutcracker, which it had presented from 1983 through 2014, as well as made into a feature film. PNB performs in McCaw Hall at the Seattle Center. The company consists of 49 dancers there are over 100 performances throughout the year. It is said to have the highest per capita attendance in the United States, with 11,000 subscribers in 2004. Pacific Northwest Ballet (PNB) is a ballet company based in Seattle, Washington, in the United States.

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