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Tanaquil Le Clercq was born on 2 October, 1929 in Paris, France, is a French-American ballerina (1929–2000). Discover Tanaquil Le Clercq's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 71 years old?

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Occupation Ballet dancer
Age 71 years old
Zodiac Sign Libra
Born 2 October, 1929
Birthday 2 October
Birthplace Paris, France
Date of death 31 December, 2000
Died Place Manhattan, New York, U.S.
Nationality France

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Who Is Tanaquil Le Clercq's Husband?

Her husband is George Balanchine (m. 1952-1969)

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Tanaquil Le Clercq Net Worth

Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Tanaquil Le Clercq worth at the age of 71 years old? Tanaquil Le Clercq’s income source is mostly from being a successful Ballet dancer. She is from France. We have estimated Tanaquil Le Clercq's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
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Source of Income Ballet dancer

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1929

Tanaquil Le Clercq (October 2, 1929 – December 31, 2000) was an American ballet dancer, born in Paris, France, who became a principal dancer with the New York City Ballet at the age of nineteen.

1950

Le Clercq was the daughter of Jacques Le Clercq, a European American intellectual, professor of French at Queens College in the 1950s-early 1970s, and his American wife, Edith (née Whittemore); she studied ballet with Mikhail Mordkin before auditioning for the School of American Ballet in 1941, where she won a scholarship.

When Le Clercq was fifteen years old, famed choreographer George Balanchine asked her to perform with him in a dance he choreographed for a polio charity benefit.

In an eerie portent of things to come (Le Clercq would contract polio at twenty-seven and never recover mobility in her legs), he played a character named Polio, and Le Clercq was his victim who became paralyzed and fell to the floor.

Then, children tossed dimes at her character, prompting her to get up and dance again.

Le Clercq was considered Balanchine's first ballerina: she was trained in his style from childhood and she was one of his most important muses, together with dancers like Maria Tallchief and, later on, Suzanne Farrell.

During Le Clercq's tenure with the company, Balanchine, Jerome Robbins, and Merce Cunningham all created roles for her.

Years later, after being stricken with polio, she reemerged as a dance teacher and as one student recalled, "used her hands and arms as legs and feet."

1952

Tanaquil Le Clercq was the fourth and last wife (1952–1969) of George Balanchine, the pioneer of American ballet.

He obtained a quick divorce from her to woo Suzanne Farrell (who refused Balanchine's marriage proposal and went on to marry another Balanchine dancer, Paul Mejia).

Le Clercq died of pneumonia in New York Hospital at the age of 71.

1956

Her dancing career ended abruptly when she was stricken with polio in Copenhagen during the company's European tour in 1956.

Eventually regaining most of the use of her arms and torso, she remained paralyzed from the waist down for the rest of her life.

1974

She taught at Dance Theater of Harlem from 1974 to 1982.

2012

Novelist Varley O'Connor created a fictional account of the relationship between Tanaquil LeClercq and George Balanchine in The Master's Muse (Scribner 2012).

2013

Le Clercq's life and career are profiled in the 2013 documentary film, Afternoon of a Faun: Tanaquil Le Clercq.