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Rosella Hightower (1961)

Rosella Hightower(Janary 1!, 19"! # $o%em&er ', "!!) was an merican&allerinawhoachie%ed fame in &oth the *nited +tates and rope-

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Rosella Hightower was &orn inrwood, 7arter 7onty, klahoma,.1/the only child of 7harles dgarHightower and his wife, the former la 8ay Flanning- f 7hoctawheritage, she mo%ed with herfamily to ansas 7ity, 8issoriafter her father took a new position with the 8issori:ansas:;e4asRailroad- Hightower &egan her dance training in ansas 7ity nder the instrction of orothy

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he was forming in 8onte 7arlo-Hightower tra%eled to France at her own e4pense and disco%eredthat she had &een in%ited for frther aditions and had &een gi%en no commitment of employment &ythe grop- +he was ltimately accepted into the0allet Rsse de 8onte 7arlowhere she was gided&y 8assine who recogniBed her hard work and a&ility to learn Cickly- ;here she metndr?gle%sky, her ftre partner at %arios dance companies- fter the ot&reak of World War DD,Hightower followed the 0allet Rsse to $ew Eork 7ity, where she Aoined the 0allet ;heaterin 19'1-."/

+he Aoined the de 0asil 0allet in 19'6, which was performing nder the name riginal 0allet Rsse-Hightower recei%ed acclaim from John 8artinofThe New York Timesafter a 8arch 19'=performance ofGiselle&y the riginal 0allet Rsse at the 8etropolitan pera Hose-fterlicia8arko%a,who had &een schedled to dance the title role, &ecame sick, Hightower was called in asher replacement, and learned the part she had ne%er danced &efore in some fi%e hors of rehearsalwith dancer2choreographernton olin- 8artin@s re%iew stated that the riginal 0allet Rsse hadplanned no no%elty for the opening of its season--- &t there was a maAor one on its programne%ertheless- ;his was the nschedled first appearance of Rosella Hightower in the title roleof Giselle, calling it a thoroghly admira&le achie%ement, which &roght an o%ation from theadience-.3/;hree days later, 8artin@s re%iew of Swan Lakecalled Hightower the newest star on the&allet horiBon after her two performances with olin and then ndr? gle%sky as her partner.'/

Dn 19'=, she accepted an in%itation from the 8arCis George de 7e%asto Aoin a new &allet

company, which was %ariosly called the Grand 0allet de 8onte 7arlo or the Grand 0allet d8arCis de 7e%as, &t was most commonly called the de 7e%as 0allet &y theatergoers- ;hepresence there of choreographer 0ronisla%a $iAinskawas one of the maAor factors in Hightower@sdecision- $iAinska choreographed for Hightower the glitteringly %irtosic Rondo Capriccioso- Dnaddition to classic dances, Hightower@s performances inclded Pige de Lumire&y John ;aras, thetrope@s choreographer and&alletmaster, in which she danced the role of a &tterfly in a tropicalforest who enchants a grop of escaped con%icts- ."/

;he company dis&anded after the 1961 death of de 7e%as, and Hightower largely retired from thestage, thogh she ga%e a series of performances in 196" with+onia ro%a, rik 0rhnand Rdolf$reye%- +he opened the cole sp?riere de danse de 7annesin 196" near her home in 7annes,which &ecame one of rope@s leading &allet schools- Hightower later directed se%eral maAorcompanies, inclding the 8arseilles 0allet from 1969#=", the 0allet of the Grand ;h?Itre of $ancyin

19=3#=', the a +cala 0alletof 8ilanin 195#6- +heis honored in ;lsa, klahoma, along with for other $ati%e merican &allerinas (E%onne7hotea,8oscelyne >arkin, 8aria ;allchiefand 8arAorie ;allchief), with a larger than life:siBe&ronBe state, The Five Moonsin the garden of the ;lsa Historical +ociety-."/

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+he was fond dead in her home in 7annes, Franceon $o%em&er ', "!!, aged , ha%ing diedeither earlier that morning or late the pre%ios night- +he had sffered a series of strokes-."/Hightowerwas &riefly married to dancer8ischa Resniko%in 193- +he married Jean Ro&ier, a French artistand designer, in 195" ;hey had one daghter, dancer ominiCe 8onet Ro&ier(&- 1955)-."/

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Rosella Hightower (Janary 1!, 19"! # $o%em&er ', "!!) was an merican &allerina who achie%ed fame in &oth the*nited +tates and rope-

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Rosella Hightower was &orn in rwood, klahoma, located in 7arter 7onty, klahoma- +he was the only child of

7harles dgar Hightower and his wife, the former la 8ay Flanning- f 7hoctaw heritage, she mo%ed with her family

to ansas 7ity, 8issori after her father took a new position with the 8issori:ansas:;e4as Railroad- Hightower

&egan her dance training in ansas 7ity nder the instrction of orothy ?onide 8assine in ansas 7ity with Wassily

de 0asilKs 0allets Rsses, 8assine in%ited Hightower to Aoin a new &allet company he was forming in 8onte 7arlo-

Hightower tra%eled to France at her own e4pense and disco%ered that she had &een in%ited for frther aditions and

had &een gi%en no commitment of employment &y the grop- +he was ltimately accepted into the 0allet Rsse de

8onte 7arlo where she was gided &y 8assine who recogniBed her hard work and a&ility to learn Cickly- ;here she

met ndr? gle%sky, her ftre partner at %arios dance companies- fter the ot&reak of World War DD, Hightower

followed the 0allet Rsse to $ew Eork 7ity, where she Aoined the 0allet ;heater in 19'1-

+he Aoined the de 0asil 0allet in 19'6, which was performing nder the name riginal 0allet Rsse- Hightower

recei%ed acclaim from John 8artin of ;he $ew Eork ;imes after a 8arch 19'= performance of Giselle &y the riginal0allet Rsse at the 8etropolitan pera Hose- fter licia 8arko%a, who had &een schedled to dance the title role,

&ecame sick, Hightower was called in as her replacement, and learned the part she had ne%er danced &efore in some

fi%e hors of rehearsal with dancer 2 choreographer nton olin- 8artinKs re%iew stated that the Lriginal 0allet Rsse

had planned no no%elty for the opening of its seasonM &t there was a maAor one on its program ne%ertheless- ;his

was the nschedled first appearance of Rosella Hightower in the title role of GiselleN, calling it La thoroghly

admira&le achie%ement, which &roght an o%ation from the adienceN- ;hree days later, 8artinKs re%iew of +wan >ake

called Hightower Lthe newest star on the &allet horiBonN after her two performances with olin and then ndr?

gle%sky as her partner

Dn 19'=, accepted an in%itation from the 8arCis George de 7e%as to Aoin a new &allet company, which was %ariosly

called the Grand 0allet de 8onte 7arlo or the Grand 0allet d 8arCis de 7e%as, &t was most commonly called the

de 7e%as 0allet &y theatergoers- ;he presence there of choreographer 0ronisla%a $iAinska was one of the maAor

factors in HightowerKs decision- $iAinska choreographed for Hightower the Lglitteringly %irtosicN Rondo 7apriccioso- Dn

addition to classic dances, HightowerKs performances inclded miOre &y John ;aras, the tropeKs

choreographer and &alletmaster, in which she danced the role of a &tterfly in a tropical forest who enchants a grop

of escaped con%icts-

;he company dis&anded after the 1961 death of de 7e%as, and Hightower largely retired from the stage, thogh she

ga%e a series of performances in 196" with +onia ro%a, rik 0rhn and Rdolf $reye%- +he opened the 7entre de

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anse 7lassiCe in 196" near her home in 7annes, which &ecame one of ropeKs leading &allet schools- Hightower

later directed se%eral maAor companies, inclding the 8arseilles 0allet from 1969#=", the 0allet of the Grand ;h?Itre

of $ancy in 19=3 and 19=', the a +cala 0allet of 8ilan in 195 and

196-

+he is honored in ;lsa, klahoma, along with for other $ati%e merican &allerinas (E%onne 7hotea, 8oscelyne

>arkin, 8aria ;allchief and 8arAorie ;allchief), with a larger than life:siBe &ronBe state, ;he Fi%e 8oons in the garden

of the ;lsa Historical +ociety-

+he was fond dead in her home in 7annes, France on $o%em&er ', "!!, and had died either earlier that morning or

late the pre%ios night- +he had sffered a series of strokes-

Hightower was &riefly married to dancer 8ischa Resniko% in 193- +he married Jean Ro&ier, a French artist and

designer, in 195" ;hey had one daghter, dancer ominiCe 8onet Ro&ier (&- 1955)-