{"id":1805513,"date":"2026-06-29T10:16:33","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T10:16:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/pt\/?p=1805513"},"modified":"2026-06-29T10:16:33","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T10:16:33","slug":"aos-99-anos-esta-professora-de-bale-de-pasadena-nao-tem-planos-de-parar-de-dancar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/pt\/aos-99-anos-esta-professora-de-bale-de-pasadena-nao-tem-planos-de-parar-de-dancar\/","title":{"rendered":"Aos 99 anos, esta professora de bal\u00e9 de Pasadena n\u00e3o tem planos de parar de dan\u00e7ar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<div data-element=\"story-body\" data-subscriber-content=\"\">\n<p>Em 1953, o jornalista franc\u00eas JC V\u00e9rots revisou a performance de \u201cLes Sylphides\u201d da companhia de bal\u00e9 Marquis de Cuevas. O show estrelou alguns dos bailarinos mais emblem\u00e1ticos do p\u00f3s-guerra &#8211; Serge Golovine, Rosella Hightower, Jacqueline Moreau &#8211; mas V\u00e9rots n\u00e3o se concentrou neles. Ele ficou encantado com Helga Monson de Kansky. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Ficamos surpresos ao descobrir que prefer\u00edamos Helga Monson. Lembre-se do nome dela. Em breve ser\u00e1 um nome famoso&#8221;, escreveu V\u00e9rots em franc\u00eas. <\/p>\n<div class=\"enhancement\" data-click=\"enhancement\" data-align-right=\"\">\n<div class=\"video-enhancement\" data-vertical=\"\" data-video-disable-history=\"\">\n<div class=\"video-enhancement-player\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div data-vjs-player=\"\" class=\"video-js  vjs-9-16  skin bg-transparent\"> <video playsinline=\"playsinline\" loop=\"\" preload=\"none\" title=\"After performing all over the world, this 99-year-old still teaches ballet\" data-video-id=\"0000019f-0561-d001-a7df-3fe7d45b0000\"><\/video>   <\/p>\n<div class=\"gvp-overlay gvp-layer\">\n<div class=\"gvp-overlay-poster\">    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-element=\"gvp-share-container\" class=\"lg:absolute lg:top-0 lg:z-10 lg:w-full\">\n<ul data-element=\"action-bar-menu\" class=\"flex gap-2 list-none  absolute w-full h-10 top-0\">\n<li data-element=\"action-bar-share\" class=\"flex  w-full h-10 top-0 lg:items-center lg:justify-center \"> <button data-element=\"action-link\" class=\"flex absolute right-2.5 top-2.5 z-25 border-0 hover:!bg-transparent  bg-transparent cursor-pointer\" aria-label=\"Share\" data-modal-trigger=\"\">     <\/button>\n<div data-element=\"action-bar-content\" class=\"ct-hidden\">\n<div data-element=\"action-bar-modal\" class=\"p-2.5 fixed w-full left-0 right-0 bottom-0 z-1050 bg-cms-page-color-background rounded-t-lg lg:relative lg:shadow-none  lg:max-w-35   lg:p-5 lg:rounded-lg\">\n<p> <span>Compartilhar via<\/span> <button data-element=\"share-close-button\" class=\"absolute flex p-0 top-0 right-0 justify-center align-center bg-transparent border-0 lg:-top-2.5 lg:-right-2.5 cursor-pointer\" data-modal-close=\"\">    <span class=\"sr-only\">Fechar op\u00e7\u00f5es extras de compartilhamento<\/span> <\/button> <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Verots estava errado. Monson de Kansky nunca se tornou uma bailarina mundialmente famosa. Apenas alguns anos depois, ela constituiu fam\u00edlia e teve que equilibrar suas responsabilidades como artista e instrutora de bal\u00e9 com as da maternidade, retornando finalmente aos EUA. Mas mais de 70 anos depois, Monson de Kansky n\u00e3o perdeu seu amor pela dan\u00e7a. <\/p>\n<p>A moradora de Sierra Madre, de 99 anos, ainda d\u00e1 aulas de bal\u00e9 no Pasadena Dance Theatre. Ela est\u00e1 mais fr\u00e1gil do que antes e recentemente lutou contra uma pneumonia que a hospitalizou. Mas no momento em que ela \u00e9 questionada sobre bal\u00e9, um sorriso se espalha por seu rosto e ela se anima ao falar sobre sua jornada. <\/p>\n<div class=\"enhancement\" data-click=\"enhancement\" data-align-center-expanded=\"\">\n<figure class=\"figure m-0\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image\" alt=\"Uma mulher de 99 anos est\u00e1 sentada em um sof\u00e1 estampado com seu gato.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/4fa735f\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/8033x5358+0+0\/resize\/320x213!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe2%2Fee%2Fc76e3dfd489585619de9a05443b9%2F1555942-et-helga-monson-de-kansky-cmh-06.jpg 320w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/2edcab9\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/8033x5358+0+0\/resize\/568x379!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe2%2Fee%2Fc76e3dfd489585619de9a05443b9%2F1555942-et-helga-monson-de-kansky-cmh-06.jpg 568w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/80c2e7c\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/8033x5358+0+0\/resize\/768x512!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe2%2Fee%2Fc76e3dfd489585619de9a05443b9%2F1555942-et-helga-monson-de-kansky-cmh-06.jpg 768w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/fba29a6\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/8033x5358+0+0\/resize\/1080x720!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe2%2Fee%2Fc76e3dfd489585619de9a05443b9%2F1555942-et-helga-monson-de-kansky-cmh-06.jpg 1080w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/a0378a8\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/8033x5358+0+0\/resize\/1240x827!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe2%2Fee%2Fc76e3dfd489585619de9a05443b9%2F1555942-et-helga-monson-de-kansky-cmh-06.jpg 1240w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/be50438\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/8033x5358+0+0\/resize\/1440x960!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe2%2Fee%2Fc76e3dfd489585619de9a05443b9%2F1555942-et-helga-monson-de-kansky-cmh-06.jpg 1440w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/39d440a\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/8033x5358+0+0\/resize\/2160x1441!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe2%2Fee%2Fc76e3dfd489585619de9a05443b9%2F1555942-et-helga-monson-de-kansky-cmh-06.jpg 2160w\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" src=\"https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/17bc0e3\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/8033x5358+0+0\/resize\/2000x1334!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe2%2Fee%2Fc76e3dfd489585619de9a05443b9%2F1555942-et-helga-monson-de-kansky-cmh-06.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<div class=\"figure-content\">\n<p>Helga Monson de Kansky j\u00e1 foi prevista para se tornar a pr\u00f3xima estrela do bal\u00e9. Em vez disso, ela escolheu uma vida com a fam\u00edlia e uma carreira como instrutora de dan\u00e7a.<\/p>\n<p>(Casa Christina\/Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Monson de Kansky come\u00e7ou a dan\u00e7ar quando crian\u00e7a em Independence, Kansas. Durante a Grande Depress\u00e3o, sua fam\u00edlia mudou de cidade em cidade e, em cada novo lugar, seus pais encontraram para ela uma escola de dan\u00e7a. Dance sempre falava com ela, e ela explicou que o \u201cponto alto\u201d de sua \u201cjuventude\u201d foi quando seu pai os levou de carro a Topeka para assistir a uma companhia alem\u00e3 de dan\u00e7a moderna apresentar \u201cThe Green Table\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEssa foi a primeira apresenta\u00e7\u00e3o profissional de bal\u00e9 ou algo assim que vi\u201d, disse Monson de Kansky durante uma entrevista recente em sua casa, onde mora h\u00e1 60 anos. &#8220;E eu fiquei simplesmente hipnotizado. Entre a m\u00fasica, a ilumina\u00e7\u00e3o e a dan\u00e7a, pulando da mesa, foi uma performance maravilhosa.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A casa moderna de Monson de Kansky de meados do s\u00e9culo est\u00e1 repleta de d\u00e9cadas de amor. CDs de m\u00fasica cl\u00e1ssica e fitas cassete que Monson de Kansky grava para as aulas de bal\u00e9 lotam suas prateleiras. As paredes s\u00e3o revestidas com pinturas feitas por seu marido, Igor \u2013 um pintor e escultor que o The Times <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/archives\/la-xpm-1991-01-04-ca-7817-story.html\">perfilado<\/a> em 1991. Tamb\u00e9m construiu os arm\u00e1rios de madeira da cozinha. A casa fica em uma longa entrada de cascalho, cercada pela natureza, que Monson de Kansky diz ser a coisa mais importante que ela aprendeu a apreciar. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Tenho uma vis\u00e3o um pouco mais ampla do mundo. Estou mais sintonizado &#8211; especialmente porque eles est\u00e3o destruindo tudo &#8211; com o que nos rodeia, com os p\u00e1ssaros&#8221;, disse Monson de Kansky, enquanto esses mesmos p\u00e1ssaros cantavam ao fundo. \u201cEu nem pensei em um passarinho antes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Provavelmente porque ela estava muito ocupada.<\/p>\n<p>Um dia depois de terminar o ensino m\u00e9dio, Monson de Kansky partiu em um trem de Atlanta para estudar bal\u00e9 com Elizabeth Anderson-Ivantzova na cidade de Nova York. Monson de Kansky treinou com a ex-primeira bailarina do Bal\u00e9 Bolshoi por tr\u00eas anos, at\u00e9 que seu pai perguntou sobre seu futuro. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cMeu pai escreveu e disse: &#8216;J\u00e1 \u00e9 hora de voc\u00ea conseguir um emprego?&#8217; Porque \u00e9ramos pobres e ele estava apoiando isso, Deus o aben\u00e7oe\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Monson de Kansky fez o teste para o Ballet Russe do Coronel Wassily de Basil enquanto eles estavam em turn\u00ea pela Am\u00e9rica. Ela foi aceita e teve apenas sete dias para obter um passaporte antes de atravessar o oceano de barco para a Inglaterra para come\u00e7ar a se apresentar na Royal Opera House, em Covent Garden, Londres. Jogada no meio de uma temporada de bal\u00e9, a dan\u00e7arina explicou que n\u00e3o havia tempo para ficar sozinha.<\/p>\n<div class=\"enhancement\" data-click=\"enhancement\" data-align-center-expanded=\"\">\n<div data-element=\"media-set-3-up-horizontal-stacked\" role=\"figure\" aria-describedby=\"media-set-0000019e-ff79-db82-a59f-ff7f336d0013\" class=\"grid grid-cols-1 gap-2.5 m-0 -mx-5 md:grid-cols-2  md:[&amp;_[data-element=\">\n<div data-element=\"media-set-media-container\" class=\"relative\">\n<p data-element=\"media-set-index\" class=\"absolute flex items-center justify-center z-1 left-0 bottom-0 h-1.25 w-1.25 m-0 p-2.5 font-cms-font-service-text font-medium text-xs leading-none text-cms-color-overlay-text bg-blackAlpha65\"> 1 <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image\" alt=\"Helga Monson de Kansky holds an old black-and-white photograph.\" 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decoding=\"async\" class=\"image\" alt=\"Helga Monson de Kansky and Igor de Kansky stand in front of Paris&apos; Louvre Museum.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/a09f9c7\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/4032x2688+0+168\/resize\/320x213!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F08%2F98%2F491eb6c84c22b2e59e6844e690b6%2F1555942-et-helga-monson-de-kansky-cmh-10.jpeg 320w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/f163d8d\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/4032x2688+0+168\/resize\/568x379!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F08%2F98%2F491eb6c84c22b2e59e6844e690b6%2F1555942-et-helga-monson-de-kansky-cmh-10.jpeg 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src=\"https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/5e5de39\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/4032x2688+0+168\/resize\/1200x800!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F08%2F98%2F491eb6c84c22b2e59e6844e690b6%2F1555942-et-helga-monson-de-kansky-cmh-10.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>     <\/div>\n<p id=\"media-set-0000019e-ff79-db82-a59f-ff7f336d0013\" data-element=\"media-set-caption\" class=\"col-span-full mx-5 my-0 font-cms-font-service-text font-medium text-xs leading-3.5 text-cms-color-brand-text lg:mx-0\">  <strong data-element=\"media-set-meta-index\" class=\"font-cms-font-service-text font-bold\">1.<\/strong>  <span data-element=\"media-set-caption\">Helga Monson de Kansky holds an old black-and-white photograph of herself carrying her daughter Svetlana, at top right, with fellow dancers and their children.<\/span>    <strong data-element=\"media-set-meta-index\" class=\"font-cms-font-service-text font-bold\">2.<\/strong>  <span data-element=\"media-set-caption\">Photos of Helga Monson de Kansky from her career.<\/span>    <strong data-element=\"media-set-meta-index\" class=\"font-cms-font-service-text font-bold\">3.<\/strong>  <span data-element=\"media-set-caption\">Helga Monson de Kansky and her husband, Igor de Kansky, in front of Paris\u2019 Louvre Museum in 2009.<\/span> <span data-element=\"media-set-credit\">(The de Kansky family)<\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThere was no time,\u201d she said. \u201cIt was constant come, go, rehearsals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After the Ballet Russe disbanded, Monson de Kansky toured with the Marquis de Cuevas ballet company for nine years. This gave her the opportunity to perform throughout Europe, South America, North Africa and even during inauguration events for Prince Rainier III of Monaco. In Europe, she studied with ballet legends including Olga Preobrajenska, Bronislava Nijinska and Vera Volkova.<\/p>\n<p>She danced in countless roles, her favorites being the prelude to \u201cLes Sylphides,\u201d one of four principals in \u201cPas de Quatre\u201d and queen Myrtha in \u201cGiselle,\u201d although Monson de Kansky found that role to be \u201cjust hell. It was so hard.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During those whirlwind years, she also met Igor. Monson de Kansky was performing in the role of a street dancer in the ballet \u201cPetrouchka,\u201d and Igor played the organ grinder. Smitten by Monson de Kansky\u2019s performance, he presented the dancer with a watercolor painting of their characters  in the ballet. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019d asked me out for a glass of wine a few times, but I didn\u2019t have time or the energy, and I thought, \u2018Well, maybe I\u2019ll go have a glass of wine with him after the performance,\u2019\u201d Monson de Kansky explained while giggling. \u201cSo we started [off as] amigos, e o resto \u00e9 hist\u00f3ria.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A dupla se casou tr\u00eas anos depois, em 1954, e teve sua primeira filha, Svetlana. Depois de fazer uma pequena pausa para cuidar da filha, Monson de Kansky voltou a trabalhar. (\u201cAs pessoas entram e assumem os seus pap\u00e9is\u201d, disse ela sobre o Marqu\u00eas de Cuevas.) Ela voltou \u00e0 companhia por oito meses antes de viajar para o norte para se apresentar como bailarina principal do Het Dutch Ballet (agora conhecido como Dutch National Ballet).  <\/p>\n<p>A Holanda era o \u201cpara\u00edso\u201d. Ela adorava comer arenque e trabalhar com a \u201cmaravilhosa\u201d Sonia Gaskell, mas n\u00e3o valia a pena ficar separada de Svetlana. <\/p>\n<div class=\"enhancement\" data-click=\"enhancement\" data-align-center-expanded=\"\">\n<figure class=\"figure m-0\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image\" alt=\"Uma mulher de 99 anos ensina bal\u00e9 para alunos que praticam em uma barra. \" srcset=\"https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/d181213\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/6440x4587+0+0\/resize\/320x228!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F19%2F1f%2F8b8fd43d4b77bef0babbcb689993%2F1559531-et-helga-monson-de-kansky-cmh-03.jpg 320w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/bd77d41\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/6440x4587+0+0\/resize\/568x405!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F19%2F1f%2F8b8fd43d4b77bef0babbcb689993%2F1559531-et-helga-monson-de-kansky-cmh-03.jpg 568w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/1ecdefa\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/6440x4587+0+0\/resize\/768x547!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F19%2F1f%2F8b8fd43d4b77bef0babbcb689993%2F1559531-et-helga-monson-de-kansky-cmh-03.jpg 768w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/e9193a3\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/6440x4587+0+0\/resize\/1080x770!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F19%2F1f%2F8b8fd43d4b77bef0babbcb689993%2F1559531-et-helga-monson-de-kansky-cmh-03.jpg 1080w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/7722e79\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/6440x4587+0+0\/resize\/1240x884!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F19%2F1f%2F8b8fd43d4b77bef0babbcb689993%2F1559531-et-helga-monson-de-kansky-cmh-03.jpg 1240w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/d78eaed\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/6440x4587+0+0\/resize\/1440x1026!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F19%2F1f%2F8b8fd43d4b77bef0babbcb689993%2F1559531-et-helga-monson-de-kansky-cmh-03.jpg 1440w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/b72ebdf\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/6440x4587+0+0\/resize\/2160x1539!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F19%2F1f%2F8b8fd43d4b77bef0babbcb689993%2F1559531-et-helga-monson-de-kansky-cmh-03.jpg 2160w\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1425\" src=\"https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/5c4d053\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/6440x4587+0+0\/resize\/2000x1425!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F19%2F1f%2F8b8fd43d4b77bef0babbcb689993%2F1559531-et-helga-monson-de-kansky-cmh-03.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<div class=\"figure-content\">\n<p>Mesmo aos 99 anos, Helga Monson de Kansky n\u00e3o tem planos de se aposentar. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cSvetlana saltou para frente e para tr\u00e1s com minha sogra e meu primo\u201d, disse Monson de Kansky. &#8220;Tive que partir cerca de 10 meses depois. Sa\u00ed para voltar para Paris porque simplesmente n\u00e3o conseguia ficar longe da minha fam\u00edlia.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>De volta a Paris, Monson de Kansky deu \u00e0 luz uma segunda filha e se concentrou no ensino. Seus alunos eram principalmente da realeza parisiense (a meia-irm\u00e3 de Igor, o ator franc\u00eas Odile Versois, casou-se com o conde Fran\u00e7ois Reynier Ambroise Henri Pozzo di Borgo), com aulas no pal\u00e1cio da duquesa. <\/p>\n<p>Depois de mais de uma d\u00e9cada no exterior, chegou a hora da bailarina retornar \u00e0 Am\u00e9rica. A fam\u00edlia de Kansky se estabeleceu na Calif\u00f3rnia, primeiro em Los Angeles, depois em Newport Beach, seguido por tr\u00eas anos em Altadena antes de comprar uma casa em Sierra Madre. <\/p>\n<p>Foi uma grande mudan\u00e7a no ritmo dos seus 20 anos, que eram quase inteiramente focados no bal\u00e9. Quando fal\u00e1mos sobre a dan\u00e7a na Europa do p\u00f3s-guerra, Monson de Kansky simplesmente encolheu os ombros. Ela estava l\u00e1 para dan\u00e7ar e, enquanto treinava, n\u00e3o teve tempo de conhecer as cidades onde se apresentou. Foi um fio condutor em toda a nossa conversa. Ela n\u00e3o tinha uma marca preferida de sapatilhas de ponta ou uma fantasia favorita: &#8220;Nunca pensei nisso. Voc\u00ea usa isso, ponto final.&#8221; Ela era uma bailarina e isso era o que mais importava. <\/p>\n<p>Hoje em dia, Monson de Kansky ainda se mant\u00e9m ocupado, seja administrando a propriedade de Sierra Madre; passar um tempo com seus quatro filhos, seis netos e a gata Lizzie; acompanhar assuntos atuais e velhos amigos; ou, naturalmente, ensinando dan\u00e7a.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cH\u00e1 uma esp\u00e9cie de alegria em ver os alunos progredirem e, de alguma forma, fiz amizade com muitos deles, dois dos quais acabaram de completar 80 anos. Eles estudam comigo h\u00e1 muito tempo\u201d, disse Monson de Kansky. \u201cDentro e fora do est\u00fadio, acho que os alunos t\u00eam sido maravilhosos.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Para Monson de Kansky, o est\u00fadio de dan\u00e7a \u00e9 sua segunda casa. \u00c9 tudo o que ela cresceu sabendo e, hoje em dia, \u00e9 onde est\u00e3o algumas de suas amizades mais profundas e maiores alegrias. E mesmo aos 99 anos, ela n\u00e3o tem planos de se aposentar, pelo menos, diz ela, \u201cn\u00e3o enquanto eu puder andar\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><i>Eloise Rollins-Fife contribuiu para este relat\u00f3rio.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>  &#8216;O artigo anterior pode incluir informa\u00e7\u00f5es divulgadas por terceiros&#8217; <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>  &#8216;Alguns detalhes deste artigo foram extra\u00eddos da seguinte fonte www.latimes.com&#8217; <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 O artigo anterior foi obtido e traduzido do site internacional da celebrity.land   \u2019 Source Link <\/em><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Em 1953, o jornalista franc\u00eas JC V\u00e9rots revisou a performance de \u201cLes Sylphides\u201d da companhia de bal\u00e9 Marquis de Cuevas. O show estrelou alguns dos bailarinos mais emblem\u00e1ticos do p\u00f3s-guerra &#8211; Serge Golovine, Rosella Hightower, Jacqueline Moreau &#8211; mas V\u00e9rots n\u00e3o se concentrou neles. 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