Amar Ramasar
ballet dancer
Amar Ramasar (born c. 1981,[1] The Bronx) is a principal dancer of the New York City Ballet.[2][3] In 2010, Dance Magazine reported that Ramasar was one of the few Asian American professional ballet dancers.[4][5] He took his first dance lessons at the Henry Street Settlement House on the Lower East Side. He went there every day by subway, from his home in the South Bronx.[6]
References
change- ↑ "Photos: Young dancers who are rising stars in the New York City Ballet: top row, from left, Sara Mearns, 19, in Swan Lake, ... Amar Ramasar, 24; and Megan Fairchild, 21, with Andrew Veyette, 23, all in The Nutcracker. (Photographs by Paul Kolnik/New York City Ballet)(pg. E1);" John Rochwell, "CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK; In the Complex World of Ballet, It's Youth That Soars," New York Times, January 18, 2006, p. E1. Found at New York Times archives. Accessed January 14, 2010.
- ↑ "New York City Ballet Announces Six Promotions," October 27, 2009. Found at Press release at the New York City Ballet website Archived 2012-03-05 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed July 12, 2010.
- ↑ Artistic personnel profile of Amar Ramasar at the New York City Ballet website Archived 2010-06-13 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed July 12, 2010.
- ↑ Ann Farmer, Rosalynde LeBlanc, and Steven Sucato, "Other voices: dancers, choreographers and teachers speak frankly about their experiences regarding race and dance," Dance Magazine, June, 2005. Found at Dance Magazine website Archived 2010-10-05 at the Wayback Machine and Bnet Find Articles website. Accessed July 13, 2010.
- ↑ "Each pair performed, with total commitment and physical daring — especially in the dancing of Amar Ramasar whose family originally hails from India ...." Rachel Straus, "New York City Ballet: Passages: ‘Oltremare’, ‘Valse Triste’, ‘An American in Paris’, ‘Russian Seasons’", Ballet.co Magazine, January 2008. Found at Ballet.co Magazine website Archived 2008-05-15 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed July 14, 2010.
- ↑ "Amar Ramasar: Dancing the Dream," July 7, 2008, found at the Henry Street Settlement website Archived 2010-09-13 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed July 12, 2010.