Dania Krupska (August , â€" August , ) was an American dancer and
choreographer.Krupska was born in Fall River, Massachusetts in August
. She originally trained for the ballet and began her professional
career in the s in such companies as the Philadelphia Ballet. She made
her Broadway debut in the original cast of Agnes de Mille's Oklahoma!
(), later taking over the role of Dream Laurey (which she also
performed on tour). She quickly became one of de Mille's regular
assistant choreographers, working on Allegro (), Gentlemen Prefer
Blondes (), Out of This World (), and The Girl in Pink Tights ().
Krupska also assisted de Mille on the ballet Fall River Legend (); de
Mille's insistence that Krupska be allowed to dance one performance as
Lizzie Borden led to an explosive quarrel with Alicia Alonso,
unbeknownst to Krupska herself. Before switching to choreography
full-time, Krupska also appeared on Broadway in The King and I and the
original Can-Can ().Krupska's best-known work as a choreographer is
The Most Happy Fella (), for which she received her first Tony
nomination. (She also staged the revival.) None of her other Broadway
shows were hits, although she earned another Tony nomination for The
Happiest Girl in the World (). Krupska also choreographed Shoestring
Revue (), off-Broadway shows, and the jazz ballet Points on Jazz
(staged by American Ballet Theatre in ). She also staged the
production of Fiorello!.Krupska was married to the late musical
theatre actor Ted Thurston. She died in August at the age of in East
Hampton, Suffolk, New York.
choreographer.Krupska was born in Fall River, Massachusetts in August
. She originally trained for the ballet and began her professional
career in the s in such companies as the Philadelphia Ballet. She made
her Broadway debut in the original cast of Agnes de Mille's Oklahoma!
(), later taking over the role of Dream Laurey (which she also
performed on tour). She quickly became one of de Mille's regular
assistant choreographers, working on Allegro (), Gentlemen Prefer
Blondes (), Out of This World (), and The Girl in Pink Tights ().
Krupska also assisted de Mille on the ballet Fall River Legend (); de
Mille's insistence that Krupska be allowed to dance one performance as
Lizzie Borden led to an explosive quarrel with Alicia Alonso,
unbeknownst to Krupska herself. Before switching to choreography
full-time, Krupska also appeared on Broadway in The King and I and the
original Can-Can ().Krupska's best-known work as a choreographer is
The Most Happy Fella (), for which she received her first Tony
nomination. (She also staged the revival.) None of her other Broadway
shows were hits, although she earned another Tony nomination for The
Happiest Girl in the World (). Krupska also choreographed Shoestring
Revue (), off-Broadway shows, and the jazz ballet Points on Jazz
(staged by American Ballet Theatre in ). She also staged the
production of Fiorello!.Krupska was married to the late musical
theatre actor Ted Thurston. She died in August at the age of in East
Hampton, Suffolk, New York.
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