Ib Andersen

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Ib Andersen Biography

Ib Andersen is one of the most popular and richest Ballet Dancer who was born on December 14, 1954 in Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark. As of June 1, 2023, Ib has a net worth approximately $5 Million. In 1980, Andersen joined the New York City Ballet on George Balanchine’s invitation and plunged into the task of learning thirty-five ballets within the first three months of his tenure there, including the intricate choreography of Balanchine’s Symphony in C (first movement) and Ballo della Regina. So successful was he at adapting himself to the Balanchine style that the great choreographer created principal roles for him in Ballade (1980), Robert Schumann’s Davidsbündlertänze (1980), and Mozartiana (1981). Peter Martins and Jerome Robbins also created roles for him in a number of works. Altogether, Andersen appeared in some sixty ballets during his ten years with the company. In all, his elegant demeanor and technical aplomb were applauded by audiences and critics alike.

Ib Andersen (born 14 December 1954) is a Danish ballet dancer, choreographer, and painter. Admired as both a dancer and a choreographer, he is an artist who is comfortable engaging with both the classical and contemporary aesthetic of modern-day ballet.

On stage at the Royal Danish Theater in Copenhagen, Andersen proved himself an exemplary dancer in the ballets of August Bournonville, which are at the heart of the repertory of the Royal Danish Ballet. Exhibiting his mastery of brilliant allegro dancing, with sparkling batterie and flying elevation, he appeared in leading roles in Napoli, Flower Festival in Genzano, Far from Denmark, Kermesse in Bruges, and A Folk Tale. His technical precision and brilliance were also displayed in Harald Lander’s Études as well as in works by other Danish choreographers. Besides these, he danced in such classic ballets as The Nutcracker, Coppélia, and Giselle and in many modern ballets, creating the role of the Boy in the 1976 revival of Rudi van Dantzig’s Monument for a Dead Boy and dancing the demanding part of The Chosen in Glen Tetley’s Le Sacre de Printemps in 1978.

Andersen is a featured dancer in the Danish documentary film At danse Bournonville (English title: Dancing Bournonville, 1979). He appears in leading roles in videos of Balanchine’s Robert Schumann’s Davidsbündlertänze (1981; The Balanchine Library, Nonesuch, 1995), Mozartiana (1983; PBS, “A New York City Ballet Tribute to George Balanchine”), and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1986), in which he dances the role of Oberon. He also appears in the “Dance in America” television broadcasts of Peter Martins’s Concerto for Two Solo Pianos (1983) and Valse Triste (1991) and in archival footage in the documentary film Jerome Robbins: Something to Dance About, issued on DVD by Kultur Video in 2008. Among many videos of rehearsals and performances with New York City Ballet that can be viewed in the Jerome Robbins Dance Collection of the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Andersen can be seen in Balanchine Continued, at Ballet Arizona, part of the “Works and Process” performance series at the Guggenheim Museum in New York City, recorded in November 2004.

Ib Andersen Net Worth

Ib is one of the richest Ballet Dancer from Denmark. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ib Andersen 's net worth $5 Million.

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Ib Ranked on the list of most popular Ballet Dancer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Denmark. Ib Andersen celebrates birthday on December 14 of every year.