Susan hendl biography
Susan Coxe Hendl (September 18, – October 12, ) was an..
Susan Hendl
American ballet dancer (1947–2020)
Susan Coxe Hendl (September 18, 1947 – October 12, 2020)[1] was an American ballet dancer and répétiteur.
Susan Hendl, a dancer and longtime teacher at New York City Ballet, who staged works by George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins and inspired generations of.
She danced with the New York City Ballet between 1963 and 1983, then staged and coached works by George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins for both NYCB and other companies.
Early life
Hendl was born in New York City to Walter Hendl, a composer and conductor, and Mary Newbold Hendl (née Williams), a visual artist.
After Walter Hendl became the Dallas Symphony Orchestra's music director, the family relocated to Dallas.[1]
Susan Hendl took a ballet class with Alexandra Danilova, a Russian-born ballerina who taught at the School of American Ballet, when Hendl was in preschool.
Following her parents' separation, she and her mother moved to Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, and she continued her training with Pennsylvania Ballet founder Barbara Weisberger. In 1959, Hendl entered the School of American Ballet in New