Julie Kent (dancer) Ballet Theatre II summer school and the School of American Ballet. She took the stage name Julie Kent at the suggestion of Mikhail Baryshnikov. Kent joined American Ballet Theatre as an apprentice in 1985, became a member of the company's corps de ballet in 1986, was promoted to soloist in 1990, and to principal dancer in 1993. She is known as a skilled dramatic dancer. She was often partnered with ABT Principal Ethan Stiefel, even co-starring with him in the film Center Stage. Her roles with the Company include the Girl in "Afternoon of a Faun", the title role in
Anne Heaton (ballet dancer) "Giselle" in 1954, but also created roles in MacMillan's "The Burrow" (1958) and "The Invitation" (1960). She resigned in 1959 due to an injury to her foot, although she made occasional guest appearances until 1962. After retirement, she taught at the Arts Educational School and also staged some ballets, including Giselle for Iranian National Ballet in 1971. She married Royal Ballet principal dancer John Field, who later became director of La Scala in Milan. She was later co-director (with her husband) of the British Ballet Organisation from 1984 until a month before his death in 1991. http://www.answers.com/topic/anne-heaton-1#ixzz2xMD582t3 http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803095927514 https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1368&dat=19590925&id=a6oVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ExAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7399,2029329 Anne