Tanaquil Le Clercq, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Tanaquil Le Clercq

French-American ballerina

Date of Birth: 02-Oct-1929

Place of Birth: Paris, Île-de-France, France

Date of Death: 31-Dec-2000

Profession: ballet dancer

Nationality: United States, France

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Tanaquil Le Clercq ( lek-LAIR; October 2, 1929 – December 31, 2000) was a French ballet dancer and 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.