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Michael Smuin

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name	Michael Smuin
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birth_date
birth_place	Missoula, Montana, US
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death_place	San Francisco, California, US
occupation	Choreographer, dancer
spouse	Paula Tracy (1961–2000)
yearsactive	1970s-2007

Michael Smuin (October 13, 1938 – April 23, 2007) was an American ballet dancer, choreographer and theatre director. He was co-founder and director of his own dance company, the Smuin Ballet in San Francisco.

Biography

Born in Missoula, Montana, Smuin was a principal dancer with the American Ballet Theatre and the San Francisco Ballet, for which he served as co-artistic director from 1973 through 1985. In 1994 he founded Smuin Ballet.

Smuin's Broadway credits included Little Me (1962) as a dancer, Anything Goes (1987) as a choreographer, and Sophisticated Ladies (1981) and Shogun: The Musical (1990) as choreographer and director. He also choreographed the 1995 West End production of Mack and Mabel.

Smuin's film credits included The Fantasticks, A Walk in the Clouds, The Joy Luck Club, The Cotton Club, and Rumble Fish.

Smuin collapsed and died of a heart attack while teaching company class in San Francisco.

Awards and nominations

;Awards

1984 Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Choreography – Great Performances: Dance in America
1988 Tony Award for Best Choreography – Anything Goes
1988 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Choreography – Anything Goes ;Nominations
1981 Tony Award for Best Choreography – Sophisticated Ladies
1981 Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical – Sophisticated Ladies
1981 Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Choreography – Great Performances: Dance in America

References

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References

Tribune Staff. "125 Montana Newsmakers: Michael Smuin". Great Falls Tribune.

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