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Date of Birth
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16-August-1945
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Place of Birth
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Cincinnati
(United States of America, Ohio, Hamilton County, Area code 513)
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Nationality
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United States of America
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Also know as
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Roberta Sue Ficker
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Profession
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Ballet Dancer, Dance Teacher
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Suzanne Farrell is an eminent 20th century ballerina and the founder of the Suzanne Farrell Ballet at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.
She was born as Roberta Sue Ficker in Cincinnati and received her early training at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music. In 1960, she was selected to study at George Balanchine's School of American Ballet with a Ford Foundation scholarship; she started there in 1960 and joined the New York City Ballet in 1961.
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