Question: Vera Zorina (January 2, 1917 – April 9, 2003) was a Norwegian ballerina, theatre and film actress, and choreographer, today she is chiefly remembered for her films choreographed by her then husband, who (born January 22, 1904 - April 30, 1983) was a choreographer, styled as the father of American ballet, he co-founded the New York City Ballet and remained its Artistic Director for more than 35 years?

Context articles: Robert Weiss (choreographer)
John Clifford (choreographer)
Heather Watts
Marina Eglevsky
School of American Ballet
Vera Zorina
Holly Hynes
New York City Ballet
Les Noces (Robbins)
George Balanchine

Robert Weiss is an American ballet dancer, choreographer, and Artistic Director of Carolina Ballet.
 He began his professional career at age 17 joining the New York City Ballet under George Balanchine, eventually becoming a Principal Dancer.
 Balanchine created several roles for him, including Ballo della Regina.
 Weiss remained with the New York City Ballet for 16 years.
 He later served as Artistic Director of the Pennsylvania Ballet from 1982 to 1990.
 Weiss then became the founding Artistic Director of Carolina Ballet in 1997 where he has remained to this day.
John Clifford, born June 12th is the founder / artistic director of the original Los Angeles Ballet (1974–1985), and the chamber sized touring ensemble, Ballet of Los Angeles (1988–1991) and the creator of “CASABLANCA, THE DANCE” produced by Warner Bros.
 Theatre Ventures, Inc. (which premiered in Beijing, China at the historic "Great Hall of the People" in 2005) and his Los Angeles Dance Theater.
 Before that time,Clifford was a principal dancer and choreographer with George Balanchine’s New York City Ballet, (1966–1974) and guest artist from 1974–1980, and was widely considered to be Balanchine’s protégé (Saturday Review).
 He choreographed his first (of 8) ballets for the NYC Ballet under Balanchine at age 20 thus making him the 2nd youngest choreographer in history ever to be attached to a major company.
 The first was Balanchine himself who was 20 yrs-old when he choreographed his first ballet for Serge Diaghilev's "Ballets Russes."
 During his time with Balanchine, in his early 20's, he also was a guest choreographer with co's ranging from the San Francisco Ballet, to the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, to the Deutsche Oper Ballet in Berlin.
 Clifford's works were also featured in many TV shows and movies, such as "Flashdance," "The Man Who Loved Women," and TV series such as "Dynasty," "Glitter," and other shows produced by Blake Edwards and Aaron Spelling.
Heather Watts (born September 27, 1953), was a principal ballerina with New York City Ballet.
 A native of California, Ms. Watts was born as Linda Heather Watts in Long Beach on September 27, 1953.
 As a little girl, she was a troublemaking child.
 She had always wanted to be an actress.
 An acting coach advised her taking ballet classes, seeing as she was incredibly dramatic (and clumsy).
 She started dancing at the age of 10, came to New York at the age of 13 on a Ford Foundation summer scholarship to attend the School of American Ballet, the official school of the New York City Ballet.
 She moved permanently to New York at age 15, again on a Ford Foundation scholarship to the School of American Ballet.
 Watts joined the New York City Ballet in 1970 and was promoted to principal dancer by company founder George Balanchine in 1979.
 George Balanchine took Watts into his companies "because he would not let such a talent disappear."
 During Ms. Watts's tenure with the company, she had numerous principal roles created for her by George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins, and Peter Martins among others.
 Mr. Balanchine gave Ms. Watts the principal roles in many of his existing masterpieces, including "Agon", Concerto Barocco, "Apollo", Symphony in C, "Theme and Variations" and "Serenade".
 Ms. Watts performed around the world and starred in numerous "Dance in America" television programs, and she performed opposite frequent partner Mikhail Baryshnikov at the White House in a national televised performance of Balanchine's "Rubies" for President and Mrs. Carter.
 Ms. Watts retired from the stage in a gala performance at Lincoln Center in 1995.
Marina Eglevsky is an American ballet dancer born in New York City.
 She is the daughter of ballet star Andre Eglevsky and ballerina Leda Anchutina Eglevsky.
 Marina studied at the School of American Ballet and the American Ballet Theatre School.
 Marina performed professionally in New York City Ballet's production of "The Nutcracker," with the Eglevsky Ballet Company, and as a guest in various companies and engagements.
The School of American Ballet (SAB) is an American classical ballet school and is the associate school of the New York City Ballet, a ballet company based at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City.
 The school trains students from the age of six, with professional vocational ballet training for students aged 11–18.
 Graduates of the school achieve employment with leading ballet companies worldwide, most notably in the United States with New York City Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, Boston Ballet, and San Francisco Ballet.
Vera Zorina (January 2, 1917 – April 9, 2003) was a Norwegian ballerina, theatre and film actress, and choreographer.
 Today she is chiefly remembered for her films choreographed by her then husband, George Balanchine.
 They include "The Goldwyn Follies", "I Was an Adventuress" with Erich Von Stroheim and Peter Lorre, "Louisiana Purchase" with Bob Hope and dancing to "That Old Black Magic" in Paramount Pictures' "Star Spangled Rhythm".
Holly Hynes is an accomplished costume designer with over 250 ballets to her credit, including more than 70 at the New York City Ballet.
 Ms. Hynes' designs are also on view in companies around the world, including American Ballet Theatre, San Francisco Ballet, Bolshoi Ballet, National Ballet of Canada, Kirov Ballet, Royal Ballet, Paris Opera Ballet, Royal Danish Ballet, La Scala Theatre Ballet, Koninklijk Ballet van Vlaanderen, Houston Ballet, BalletMet, Pennsylvania Ballet, Ballet Vancouver, Les Grands Ballets Canadiens, American Repertory Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Atlanta Ballet, Richmond Ballet, Nashville Ballet, Miami City Ballet, Alberta Ballet, Joffrey Ballet, Kansas City Ballet , and the Suzanne Farrell Ballet at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, where she serves as the resident costume designer.
New York City Ballet (NYCB) is a ballet company founded in 1948 by choreographer George Balanchine and Lincoln Kirstein.
 Léon Barzin was the company's first music director.
 Balanchine and Jerome Robbins are considered the founding choreographers of the company.
 City Ballet grew out of earlier troupes: the Producing Company of the School of American Ballet, 1934; the American Ballet, 1935, and Ballet Caravan, 1936, which merged into American Ballet Caravan, 1941; and directly from the Ballet Society, 1946.
Les Noces is a ballet choreographed by Jerome Robbins, subsequently New York City Ballet balletmaster, to the 1923 version of Stravinsky's eponymous music for American Ballet Theatre with sets by Oliver Smith under the supervision of Rosaria Sinisi, costumes by Patricia Zipprodt, and lighting by Jennifer Tipton.
 The premiere took place March 30, 1965, at the New York State Theater, Lincoln Center.
 The choreographer re-staged "Les Noces" for New York City Ballet to a recording of the piece by the Pokrovsky Ensemble, sung in the full-throated style of traditional Russian village wedding celebrations.
 The restaging premiered May 20, 1998, again at the New York State Theater.
 It was Robbins' last work.
George Balanchine (born Giorgi Melitonovich Balanchivadze; January 22, 1904April 30, 1983) was a choreographer.
 Styled as the father of American ballet, he co-founded the New York City Ballet and remained its Artistic Director for more than 35 years.