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National Ballet School
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Dates of existence
1954-1961
History
The National Ballet School was set up in Dublin in 1954 by Blanaid and Eoin O’Brolchain and Cecil ffrench Salkeld. The school was located at 19 Ely Place, Dublin, and its first director was Valentina Dutko, a Russian ballet dancer and wife of an American diplomat Paul Dutko. Towards the end of 1955, Dutko moved to America and was replaced in 1956 by Patricia Ryan. In 1959, the company moved to new premises on Parnell Square. The standard of its students was exceptionally high, and by 1961 the school had evolved into a professional company named the National Ballet Company.
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Ryan, Patricia (1923-2011), ballet dancer and teacher (1923-2011)
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hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ryan, Patricia (1923-2011), ballet dancer and teacher controls National Ballet School
Dates of relationship
1956-1961
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Director
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Dutko, Valentina, Russian ballet dancer (fl. 1950s)
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hierarchical
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Dutko, Valentina, Russian ballet dancer controls National Ballet School
Dates of relationship
1954-1955
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Director
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National Ballet Company (1961-1963)
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temporal
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National Ballet Company is the successor of National Ballet School
Dates of relationship
1954-1961