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he must be in his 90's now, seems surreal

—From the New York Times: Paul Petroff (1908-1981), was a ballet teacher and a leading dancer with the American Ballet Theater. Born in Elsinore, Denmark as Paul Pedersen, Mr. Petroff was a premier danseur with Colonel de Basil's Ballet Russe and the Original Ballet Russe from 1932 to 1943, where he was known for his skill in partnering in the classical repertory. He was a principal dancer with the American Ballet Theater from 1943 to 1945. In 1948 he and his late wife, the ballerina Nana Gollner, formed their own ballet company and toured extensively in South America and the United States. After teaching in Van Nuys, Calif., they founded the Academy for Classical Russian Ballet in Antwerp in 1977.  

Obviously feels like a Tooheys (or has already felt a few go down).

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Eventi da fotografare - Events to be photographed, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

My grandfather is the guy in the background :) (Jan v. Hoyer)

And for other photos of him ,see : acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/search/simpleSearch.aspx?authority=nam...

—From the New York Times:

Paul Petroff (1908-1981), was a ballet teacher and a leading dancer with the American Ballet Theater.

Born in Elsinore, Denmark, Mr. Petroff was a premier danseur with Colonel de Basil's Ballet Russe and the Original Ballet Russe from 1932 to 1943, where he was known for his skill in partnering in the classical repertory. He was a principal dancer with the American Ballet Theater from 1943 to 1945.

In 1948 he and his late wife, the ballerina Nana Gollner, formed their own ballet company and toured extensively in South America and the United States. After teaching in Van Nuys, Calif., they founded the Academy for Classical Russian Ballet in Antwerp in 1977.