Allegra Kent taking ballet. After graduating, she joined the New York City Ballet in 1953 at the age of 15, and was promoted to principal in 1957. Many roles in George Balanchine's ballets were created for her, including "Seven Deadly Sins", "Ivesiana" and "Bugaku". She danced the role of Dewdrop in the 1958 Playhouse 90 telecast of Balanchine's version of "The Nutcracker". She performed in such ballets as "Serenade", "Agon" and "Dances at a Gathering". She retired in 1981, becoming a ballet teacher, and in 1997 published an autobiography, "Once a Dancer". In 2012, Kent published her first book for children, "Ballerina
A. Kent Kingston A. Kent Kingston Andrew Kent Kingston is editor of the Signs of the Times (Australian magazine), a former presenter and producer of the Record InFocus Christian news magazine TV program (2009–2015), and assistant editor of RECORD, the official news magazine of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Kingston holds a Bachelor of Social Work, First Class Honours, from the University of South Australia, which he obtained in 1996. In 2009, Kingston earned a Graduate Diploma of Ministry from Avondale College where he focused on the practicalities of evangelism and church ministry. Also in 2009, Kingston completed a Bachelor of Arts (Communications) from