The beauty of ballet captured as a moment in time. Costumes worn by ballerinas Violette Verdy, Marianna Tcherkassky, and Misty Copeland were showcased at the National Museum of American History. Read more about their stories in "Passionate Threads: American Ballet Costumes Embody Perseverance, Dreams and New Horizons."
The Art of Ballet
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A Ballet Dancer, Mademoiselle Marie Allard
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Merce Cunningham
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Ballerina cutout
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Collage of Tamara Toumanova dancing
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Ballet Dancers
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City Center Joffrey Ballet (from the portfolio "25th Anniversary City Center of Music & Drama, Inc.")
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Martha Graham
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Zürcher Ballet, van Manen, Forsythe, Spoerli
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Züricher Ballet, Balanchin, Kylian, Spoerli, van Manen
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Giselle
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New York City Ballet (from the portfolio "25th Anniversary City Center of Music & Drama, Inc.")
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Nussknacker [The Nutcracker]
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Danseuse vue de dos [drawing] / (photographed by Walter Rosenblum)
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Hammond Dance School
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Colored Pencil Design Drawing for Ballet Costume; Morning Sun - Carole Kroon
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George Balanchine
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Dancer Moving Forward, Arms Raised
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Danskins Are For Dancing
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Edward Villella and Patricia McBride
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Aaron Copland
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Ballet Dancer
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George Balanchine
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1999 Season, Ballet Tech
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Ballet Theater -- New York, 1947