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- Catherine Littlefield (1905–1951) was an American ballerina, choreographer, ballet teacher, and director.She founded the Philadelphia Ballet (originally the Littlefield Ballet) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1935. It was the first American ballet company to tour Europe and the first to present a full-length (or three-act plus prologue) version of The Sleeping Beauty in the United States. In addition to producing American-themed ballets such as Barn Dance, Terminal, Cafe Society and Ladies' Better Dresses, Littlefield choreographed Broadway musicals and Sonja Henie's professional ice skating shows. She was among the first class of inductees (1987) into the National Museum of Dance’s Hall of Fame. (en)
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- Catherine Littlefield (en)
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- Ballerina, Choreographer, Founder/Director, Philadelphia Ballet Company (en)
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- James and Caroline Littlefield (en)
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- Philip Ludwell Leidy , Sterling Noel (en)
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- Catherine Littlefield (1905–1951) was an American ballerina, choreographer, ballet teacher, and director.She founded the Philadelphia Ballet (originally the Littlefield Ballet) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1935. It was the first American ballet company to tour Europe and the first to present a full-length (or three-act plus prologue) version of The Sleeping Beauty in the United States. In addition to producing American-themed ballets such as Barn Dance, Terminal, Cafe Society and Ladies' Better Dresses, Littlefield choreographed Broadway musicals and Sonja Henie's professional ice skating shows. She was among the first class of inductees (1987) into the National Museum of Dance’s Hall of Fame. (en)
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- Catherine Littlefield (en)
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