A black and white photo of a man standing to the side with his right arm in the air while his left arm reaches toward his bent left leg.

Act II: Francisco Moncion in the Arabian Dance (Coffee)

A black and white promotional photo of Maria Tallchief on pointe with one leg and both arms up in the air. The edges of the backdrop can be seen.

Act II: Maria Tallchief as the Sugar Plum Fairy

A black and white photo of a man with one hand in the air, while his other his arm around a women. They are looking at each other with their outer feet pointed out.

Jerome Robbins Dance Division

Yvonne Mounsey and Herbert Bliss in the Spanish Dance (Hot Chocolate). Photo by Frederick Melton, 1954.

Yvonne Mounsey and Herbert Bliss in the Spanish Dance (Hot Chocolate)

Photo by Frederick Melton, 1954

Gelatin silver print, 8 x 10 in.

Yvonne Mounsey (née Leibbrandt), seen here dancing the role of Hot Chocolate with Herbert Bliss, was born in South Africa and moved to England when she was 16 to train as a ballet dancer. With de Basil’s Original Ballets Russes, she danced under the name Irina Zarova, before taking her husband’s last name in 1948. She danced as Yvonne Mounsey with New York City Ballet until 1959, originating roles in ballets including Jerome Robbins’ The Cage and The Concert as well as Frederick Ashton’s Picnic at Tintagel and Balanchine’s La Valse.

Holding Division: Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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