Gelsey Kirkland is an American ballerina. She received early ballet training at the School of American Ballet. Kirkland joined the New York City Ballet in 1968 at age 15, at the invitation of George Balanchine. She was promoted to soloist in 1969, and principal in 1972. She went on to create leading roles in many of the great twentieth century ballets by Balanchine, Jerome Robbins, and Antony Tudor, including Balanchine's revival of The Firebird, Robbins' Goldberg Variations, and Tudor's The Leaves are Fading. Balanchine re-choreographed his version of Stravinsky's The Firebird specifically for her. She left the New York City Ballet to join the American Ballet Theatre in 1974 as a principal dancer.
She is perhaps most famous to the general public for dancing the role of Clara Stahlbaum in Baryshnikov's 1977 televised production of The Nutcracker. She left the American Ballet Theatre in 1984.
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Some of their strengths
Gelsey Kirkland has many admirable traits.
Based on spiritual traditions from around the world, they are someone who can be described as Confident, Loyal, Optimistic, Energetic, Intelligent, Communicative, and Altruistic.
Smart and Hardworking
According to Mysticism’s Astrology tradition, Gelsey Kirkland is someone who is a smart, hardworking, reliable, and loyal person, who is detail-oriented and orderly, but also generous and optimistic. A person who is a bit of a "lone wolf".
Helpful and Supportive
Based on Daoism’s Ba-Zi or ‘Chinese Zodiac’ tradition, people who know Gelsey Kirkland well know them as someone who can be accepting, supportive, and productive, like a garden.
Organized and Achievement-oriented
According to Hinduism’s Jyotisha or ‘Vedic Astrology’ tradition, many would also describe Gelsey Kirkland as someone who is organized, goal-oriented, practical, and persevering.
Who is hardworking, intellectual, and easygoing, who loves higher education and learning and sharing ideas with others, and who loves healthy competition.
Courageous and Strong
Based on the Mayan Tzolk’in or ‘Mayan Astrology’ tradition, Gelsey Kirkland is someone who is a risk-taker and a pioneer who only gets stronger through the hardships that are encountered in life.
They are also someone who is mysterious, intuitive, and diplomatic, and who has a keen intuition, charisma, and a focus on balance and partnership.
Patient and Perseverent
According to Judaism’s Kabbalah tradition, Gelsey Kirkland tends to be someone who is patient, faithful, hardworking and persistent, and who wants to achieve a lot in life. Who tends to be rather private when it comes to expressing feelings, enjoys being independent and self-sufficient, and who is not afraid of any obstacle.
Some of Gelsey Kirkland's challenges
While Gelsey Kirkland has many strengths, nobody is perfect. They also have some challenging traits they need to manage.
For example, Gelsey Kirkland can be Stubborn, Self-centered, Suspicious, Hypocritical, Rebellious, Emotionally Distant, and Callous.
Suspicious and Stubborn
One of Gelsey Kirkland's key challenges is that they are someone who can be suspicious and stubborn.
Callous and Selfish
Gelsey Kirkland is someone who can be standoffish, pessimistic, and ruthless, who can have difficulty concentrating and be impatient, can have difficulty discovering the keys to personal contentment, and who can have a tendency to overwork and hoard wealth and possessions.
Callous and Stubborn
Finally, Gelsey Kirkland also can come across as cold and unemotional, be too dismissive of others' opinions, and be overly suspicious, selfish and crafty.
