Patricia Wilde, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Patricia Wilde

Date of Birth: 16-Jul-1928

Place of Birth: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Profession: ballerina

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Patricia Wilde (born July 16, 1928 in Ottawa, Ontario) is a former principal ballerina of New York City Ballet, where she danced every major role in the repertoire, many of them created especially for her by George Balanchine.
Following her retirement from NYCB, she became a famed ballet mistress and teacher.
In 1982 she was appointed artistic director of Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre where she served until 1997.
She is a recipient of the Dance Magazine Award and the 56th Inductee into the National Museum of Dance Hall of Fame.
Her biography Wilde Times: Patricia Wilde, George Balanchine and the Rise of New York City Ballet, by Joel Lobenthal was published in 2015 by the University Press of New England.