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Gelsey Kirkland

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Dancer

The Resume

    (December 29, 1952- )
    Born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
    Danced with the New York City Ballet (1968-74) and American Ballet Theater (1974-84)
    Wrote the autobiography ‘Dancing on My Grave’ (1986)

Why she might be annoying:

    She was addicted to cocaine.
    She had silicon injected into her breasts because George Balanchine wanted her to look more like Suzanne Farrell.
    She was to be cast in the movie ‘The Turning Point’ (1977) but had to drop out because she was bulimic and anorexic.
    She left the American Ballet Theater after collapsing from ‘nervous exhaustion and potassium deficiency.’

Why she might not be annoying:

    Mikhail Baryshnikov called her ‘The greatest ballerina of her generation.’
    Balanchine completely rechoreographed several ballets specifically for her.
    After receiving treatment for her drug addiction, she returned to the stage and gave a command performance for Queen Elizabeth II (1986).

Credit: C. Fishel


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 116 Votes: 54.31% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 83 Votes: 46.99% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 14 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 11 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 21 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 31 Votes: 64.52% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 23 Votes: 65.22% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 35 Votes: 54.29% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 49 Votes: 75.51% Annoying