Peter Frame was an American ballet dancer and dance teacher.
13 Facts About Peter Frame
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Peter Frame danced with New York City Ballet from 1976 until 1990 and was elevated to the rank of principal dancer in 1988.
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Peter Frame was a faculty member at the School of American Ballet from 1993 until his death in 2018.
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Peter Frame was born on April 16,1957, in Charleston, West Virginia, to Marvan and Mary Elizabeth Frame.
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Peter Frame was one of five children and had a twin brother, Paul Frame, who danced with New York City Ballet.
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Peter Frame began his ballet training under the direction of Jerry Rose.
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Peter Frame was promoted to the rank of principal dancer in 1988, shortly after his first performance of Episodes.
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Two years later, Peter Frame performed as a guest artist with Paul Taylor Dance Company.
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In 2014, Peter Frame staged Episodes for Miami City Ballet, the first time it had been performed since he had danced the role.
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In 1979, Peter Frame was an original cast member of the ballets Sonate di Scarlatti and The Four Seasons.
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Peter Frame was an original cast member of the 1983 ballet Glass Pieces.
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Peter Frame began teaching at Ballet Academy East in 1999.
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Peter Frame died by suicide on August 30,2018, after jumping off of the fifth-story apartment at 145 West 75th Street on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.