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3 unusual facts about San Francisco Ballet School


San Francisco Ballet School

A native of Marseille, France, Armand studied at the Ecole de Danse de Marseille and won the Prix de Lausanne in 1980.

The San Francisco Ballet School was founded in 1933 as part of the San Francisco Operatic and Ballet School when Gaetano Merola, the founder of the San Francisco Opera, perceived a need for an institution where dancers could be trained to perform in opera productions.

The Ford Foundation established its first ballet training program in 1958; beginning in 1959, the Foundation offered grants covering tuition and expenses for advanced ballet students selected to attend either New York City Ballet’s School of American Ballet or San Francisco Ballet School.



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