Ballet & Dance Autographs ($100 - $250)

Superstar Russian ballet dancer (1938-1993), one of the greatest of the 20th century. Gorgeous half-tone photograph (probably from a program or magazine) signed by him. Size is 8.9 x 12 inches, in excellent condition.

Ballet by Jerome Robbins with music by Robert Prince (world-premiered in 1958, while the NYC Ballet premiere was in 2005), a very successful ballet that was taken to a film in 2010.  This is the poster for the 2010 film, with 18 signatures by most of the cast, including executive producer Ellen Bar. Size is 14.25 x 22 inches, in excellent condition.

Russian ballet dancer (1881-1931), a principal artist of the Imperial Russian Ballet and the Ballets Russes of S. Diaghilev. Album page signed by her, probably from her tour in Rio de Janeiro in the 1920s. Size is 6.9 x 4.8 inches, in excellent condition.

Russian ballet dancer (1881-1931), a principal artist of the Imperial Russian Ballet and the Ballets Russes of S. Diaghilev. Business card from music fan Gladys Greeley signed by the star ballerina on the back. Size is 2.8 x 2 inches, in excellent condition.

Danish dancer (1906-1981), who enjoyed an important international career. Black-and-white photograph signed by him with a long sentiment, dated in London, 1935. Size is 7.8 x 9.8 inches, some creases, mounting traces on verso, in very good condition.

Russian ballet dancer (1925-2015), choreographer, ballet director, and actress. Fine black-and-white photograph signed by her, shown in performance. Size is 3.5 x 5.4 inches, in excellent condition.

Russian ballet dancer (1925-2015), choreographer, ballet director, and actress. Sheet playbill add printed on both sides signed by her, promoting her upcoming performances. Size is 5.75 x 8.25 inches, in excellent condition.

American dancer (1919-1994) and choreographer, who promote African dance as an art form worthy of study and performance. Gorgeous black-and-white photograph signed by her, shown in performance. Size is 7.8 x 10 inches, small stain over the upper-right corner, in excellent condition.

Austrian dancer (1891-1967). Set of 2 fine sepia photographs by photographer White (New York) signed by the ballerina, shown young in performance. Sizes are 6.5 x 8.7 inches and 6.9 x 10 inches, both in very good condition.  

Russian-American prima ballerina and teacher (1917-2000). Fantastic sepia photograph signed and inscribed by her with a short sentiment. Size is 7.9 x 9.9 inches, creases, mounting traces on verso, in overall good condition.

American dancer (1918-1998), choreographer, film director, theatre director, and producer who worked in classical ballet, on stage, film, and TV. Fine black-and-white photograph signed by him, shown in rehearsal; ink-stamped on verso by the New York City Ballet. Size is 8.1 x 9.8 inches, some creases, in overall very good condition.

Argentine dancer (1912-1976), choreographer, teacher, and ballet master, known for her performances at the Teatro Colon and internationally. Nice sepia photograph signed and inscribed by her with a short sentiment, here shown in performances; an original photo by Annemarie Heinrich and ink-stamped on verso by her. Size is 6.9 x 4.6 inches, in excellent condition.

Uzbek-Russian ballet dancer (b.1963). Set of 7 color photographs mounted on their corresponding mat signed by him, show in different performances; most of them ink-stamped on verso by photographer Petra Bober, Munich. Size is 10.75 x 13.6 inches each, all in excellent condition. SOLD ONLY AS A LOT, NOT SOLD SEPARATELY.

American dancer (1879-1968) and teacher who was a modern dance pioneer, introduced eastern ideas into the art. Fine photograph signed and inscribed by her, dated in 1949. Size is 5 x 7 inches, in excellent condition.

Russian ballet dancer and choreographer (1886-1963), considered one of the most innovative soloist dancers of the first decades of the 20th century. Fine sepia photograph signed by him mounted on soft cardboard, dated in Buenos Aires, 1941. Size is 6.9 x 4.6 inches, in excellent condition.

Chilean dancer (b.1930) and also actress. Beautiful black-and-white photograph signed and inscribed by her with a short sentiment dated 1954, shown in dancing pose. Size is 8 x 9.9 inches, small loss of paper over the upper-right corner, otherwise in excellent condition.

Polish-born ballet dancer (1911-?) and master. Wonderful black-and-white photograph of the dancer by Maurice Seymour (Chicago), signed and inscribed by Yurek, dated by him in 1937, shown young.  Size is 9.9 x 7.9 inches, in excellent condition.

Russian dancer, choreographer and dance director (1919-1998), star of the Kirov Ballet during the 1940s and 1950s. Beautiful photo postcard signed by her. Size is 3.5 x 5.25 inches, jagged edges, in excellent condition.

American ballerina of Croatian extraction (1916-2002), Metropolitan Opera Ballet prima ballerina in 1954, considered the greatest Croatian dancer of all times and one of the most influential artists of her time. Beautiful black and white photograph signed by her, shown in performance, dated in 1943. Size is 7.9 x 10.25 inches, in excellent condition.

English ballerina (1896-1974), a prominent member of Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes from 1913 to 1929. Autograph letter with her letterhead signed by her, dated 1960, about personal matters. Size is 5.3 x 7 inches each page, 3 written pages in 2 sheets, minor rust, folds, in very good condition.

Russian ballet dancer (1940-1977) and first dancer of the Kirov Ballet. Black-and-white photo postcard signed by him with a short sentiment dated 1962. Size is 3.4 x 5.75 inches, mounting traces on verso, in very good condition. Very rare!

American modern ballerina (1879-1968) and American modern male dancer (1891-1972). Double signed photo, shown in "Josephine et Hippolyte", inscribed by him. Size is 8 x 10 inches, stain over the upper right border, otherwise in very good condition.

American dancer (1879-1968) and pioneer of modern dance, introducing Eastern ideas into the art and paving the way for other women in dance. Semi-cross format photograph of her signed by her over the top. Size is 9 x 8.9 inches, in excellent condition.

Program for a performance featuring the two dancers Marina Svetlova and Robert Roland along with piano accompanist Claude Jean Chiasson featuring extensive photos of the two dancers (and others) and biographies of each, signed on the cover by Svetlova and on subsequent pages by the other two artists.   Full program, all pages and covers. Size of each page is 9 x 12 inches, some loose pages, otherwise in good condition.

American dancer (1883-1972), painter, and poet. Black-and-white photograph signed by him with a long sentiment on verso, dated 1940. Size is 4.8 x 5.8 inches, small crease over the right border, in excellent condition.

Swedish-born ballet dancer (1804-1884) of the Romantic ballet era partially of Italian descent, a central figure in the history of European dance. Small cut (probably the bottom of a letter) with her signature. Size is 4.3 x 1.9 inches, irregularly cut, in very good condition.

Modern Dance Company founded in 1954 by Paul Taylor. Album page signed by Paul Taylor plus other seven signers (presumably dancer members of his company). Size is 4.75 x 4.8 inches, in very good condition.

American dancer (1930-2018), choreographer, and founder of The Paul Taylor Dance Company in New York in 1954. Black-and-white photograph signed by him with a short sentiment, shown young. Size is 6 x 7.6 inches, in excellent condition.

Canadian prima ballerina (b.1946), was the principal dancer of the National Ballet of Canada, currently producer, director, and filmmaker. Signed single pointe shoe, inscribed, used in performance.  Size is 8.5 x 3 inches approximately.

Danish ballet dancer (1915-2008), and also a choreographer and teacher. Nice dark sepia photograph signed by her with a short greeting dated 1940. Size is 7.6 x 9.75 inches, mounting traces on verso, in very good condition.

Russian-American prima ballerina and also an actress (1919-1996). Nice note signed by her on the back of a postcard with a reproduction of the "Song of Joy and Sadness" by Russian artist V.M. Vasnezoff, to the ballet historian Cyril Beaumont (1891-1976), sending Christmas wishes. Size is 5.5 x 3.5 inches, in excellent condition.

Star Russian ballet dancer (1910-1998), considered one of the greatest ballerinas of the 20th century. Beautiful black-and-white photograph signed by her, shown in performance in "Romeo and Juliet" in Moscow; ink-stamped on verso by Sov Photo. Size is 9.1 x 5.75 inches, in excellent condition.

American ballet dancer (b.1936), American ballet dancer (1934-2018). Page of a program from The New York City Ballet signed by Edward Villela, Arthur Mitchell, Richard Rapp, Jacques D'Amboise, and Patricia Neary, mounted on hard black cardboard.  Total size is 8.5 x 9.3 inches, in very good condition.

English ballet dancer (1946-2013), and member of The Royal Ballet. Ballet slipper signed by him on the sole, worn in performance. Size is 9 x 2.8 inches approximately, in very good condition.

American ballet dancer and teacher, member of the American Ballet Theater in 1976, then principal dancer in 1986. Signed pair of pointe shoes, in black ink, used in performance, in very good condition.

Norwegian ballerina and actress (1917-2003); and American actor (1906-2005). Gorgeous black-and-white photograph signed by both artists, shown in the film "On Your Toes" (1939). Size is 8 x 10 inches, in excellent condition.