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2 unusual facts about Jock Soto


Jock Soto

The program featured ballets by five different choreographers: “Dance at the Gym” from Jerome RobbinsWest Side Story Suite, Peter MartinsBarber Violin Concerto, Christopher Wheeldon’s Liturgy, Lynne Taylor-Corbett’s Chiaroscuro, and the Royal Navy section of George Balanchine’s Union Jack.

Soto danced the role of a parent in the 1993 film version of The Nutcracker, a version based on the New York City Ballet production choreographed by George Balanchine.


Yvonne Mounsey

She taught in "neoclassical Balanchine technique", and her students included Jock Soto, Andrew Veyette, Tiler Peck and Joy Womack.


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