We mourn the passing of one of our founders, and our first editor, Arlene Croce.
“Puzzled by the absence of a seriously critical dance magazine, Ms. Croce started one herself, Ballet Review, in 1965, editing and assembling it at her kitchen table in New York.”
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Arlene Croce, Dance Critic With a Biting Wit, Dies at 90 (Gift Article)
Writing for The New Yorker, she was both admired and feared, wielding a sometimes merciless pen. Her study of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers drew accolades.
