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Betsy Herskind Stroesser

Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo

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The full interview is available on the finding aid and will be available at the Newberry soon.

Betsy Herskind began her dance training in grade school in Chicago and with Edna McRae. She danced professionally with Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, Illinois Ballet, Lyric Opera Ballet, Melody Top Theater, and in the Ruth Page Civic Ballet’s production of The Nutcracker. Herskind owned and operated a dance school for over 30 years and continues to teach ballet in Chicago and Evanston.

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