caption death_date death_place birth_place birth_date image article_title name occupation death_cause
le '' the nutcracker '' , 1954 clercq as dewdrop of the candy flowers in 31 december 2000 manhattan , new york city paris , france 01 october 1929 tanaquil leclercq as dewdrop.png tanaquil leclercq
 tanaquil le clercq ballet dancer pneumonia
tanaquil leclercq

tanaquil le clercq -lrb- ; october 2 , 1929 -- december 31 , 2000 -rrb- was a principal dancer with the new york city ballet .
her dancing career ended abruptly when she was stricken with polio in copenhagen during the company 's european tour in 1956 .
eventually regaining most of the use of her arms and torso , she remained paralyzed from the waist down for the rest of her life .
