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Ruth Ann Koesun and Royes Fernandez

New Orleans-born Royes Fernández was America's first premier dancer. He and Ruth Ann Koesun perform a pas de deux from "The Nutcracker" ballet in this photograph from 1958.

Ruth Ann Koesun and Royes Fernandez

Courtesy of The Historic New Orleans Collection

Ruth Ann Koesun and Royes Fernandez. Unidentified

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Courtesy of The Historic New Orleans Collection
Date 1958
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