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Andrea Gail Boardman, dancer (b at Levittown, Pennsylvania 11 April 1960). Boardman began her ballet studies in New Jersey, later attending the National Academy of Dance in Champaign, Illinois, where she was awarded a first prize in the National Merit Scholarship Awards. In 1977 she danced with the National Ballet of Illinois, and in 1978 she joined Ballet Repertory, the American Ballet Theater's second company, and worked with Richard Englund, Jeremy Blanton and Gretchen Warren. She came to LES GRANDS BALLETS CANADIENS (LGBC) in 1980, where she was recognized for her lithe physicality, sparkle and technical brilliance. She stayed with the company for 20 years.
Boardman was promoted to principal dancer in 1985. She danced in over 75 ballets of the company's repertoire, and distinguished herself in the great trademark classical roles in works such as Giselle, The Nutcracker (where she played the Sugar Plum Fairy), Raymonda, Coppélia, La Sylphide and La Fille mal gardée. Her tremendous talent gave her the opportunity to interpret the works of George Balanchine, Jirí Kilìan, Hans Van Manen, José Limón, Ohad Naharin, Mark Morris and Édouard LOCK among many others. Boardman's innate emotional sensibility made her the source of inspiration for choreographers. During his tenure as resident choreographer at LGBC, James KUDELKA created several contemporary works especially for her, notably The Rite of Spring and Désir, where her technical expertise, musicality, sensuality and magnetic energy blossomed. Her artistry made her one of the most sought-after dancers to interpret the works of Spanish choreographer Nacho Duato. Her timing, finesse and charisma were well suited to Duato's dances. Her roles in Jardí Tancat, Na Floresta, Rassemblement and Cor Perdut are considered among her greatest performances. In 2000 Boardman retired from the renamed Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal. In the following year she launched a new phase in her career in an entirely different atmosphere, engaged as a dancer in Édouard Lock's company, La La La Human Steps. From a physical standpoint, Lock likes to see how far his dancers can take a simple gesture and step. Boardman, a driven dancer who loves to move beyond the impossible, and with a total commitment to the company and the work, is perfectly suited to his demands. On an ongoing basis she participates in celebrated international benefit events such as Le Gala des Étoiles and Dancers for Life, among other guest appearances. Boardman has also appeared in a number of television films, including Romeo and Juliet (Rhombus Media, 1990), Na Floresta (Radio-Canada, 1992) and Salute to Dancers for Life (CBC, 1994).
 Na FlorestaDancer Andrea Boardman with Rey Dizon in the ballet Na Floresta, with Les grands Ballets Canadiens, 1990 (photo by Michael Slobodian).
 Boardman, AndreaDancer Andrea Boardman in the ballet Giselle, 1999 (photo by David Cooper).
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PHILIP SZPORER
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