Patricia McBride
Patricia McBride was born in Teaneck, New Jersey, United States on August 23rd, 1942 and is the Dancer. At the age of 81, Patricia McBride biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Patricia McBride (born August 23, 1942 in Teaneck, New Jersey) is a ballerina who spent nearly 30 years dancing with the New York City Ballet.
McBride joined the New York City Ballet in 1959.
She became a principal in 1961, becoming the company’s youngest principal.
She danced with the company for 30 years, including roles created for her by choreographers George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins.
Personal life
She, her husband Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux, also a dancer and teacher of dance, and two children reside in Charlotte, North Carolina.
New York City Ballet career
She appeared in numerous roles created for her by George Balanchine, including: Hermia in A Midsummer Night's Dream; Colombine in Harlequinade; the ballerina in the Brahms-Schoenberg Quartet's Intermezzo; who cares? "The Man I Love" pas de deux and "Fascinatin' Rhythm solo); Divertimento from Le Baiser de la Fée; Swanilda; the paper ballerina in The Steadfast Tin Soldier; the Pearly Queen in Coppélia; the "Voices of Spring" section of Vienna Waltzes;
Jerome Robbins performed McBride in Dances at a Gathering (pink), In the Night (third nocturne), The Goldberg Variations, The Four Seasons (fall), and Opus 19/The Dreamer are among other ballets on sale.
In 1979, she appeared in Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme, a ballet based on Molière's 1670 opera. In comparison to Rudolf Nureyev and Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux's, her part was minor and danced well. Balanchine had first choreographed the performance, which was later picked up by Jerome Robbins.
In the documentary film A Portrait of Giselle, McBride was included.