Go immediately to the Brooklyn Daily Eagle to read today's fascinating article on Michael Kidd by Vernon Parker. (the page loads slowly) Kidd was a Brooklyn Boy who attended New Utrecht High School and City College before launching his brilliant career as a dancer and choreographer.
Just goes to show that Brooklyn has a lot of ballet savvy stored up in unlikely places like the Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Wait 'til ABT lands its Nutcracker at BAM – you'll see.