Peter Frame, a former New York City Ballet principal dancer who became a mentor to young dancers, died on Thursday outside his apartment building on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, the police said. He died by suicide, the medical examiner’s office said. Mr. Frame was a dancer with the New York City Ballet for 14 years and taught at the School of American Ballet in Manhattan, where he created a dynamic strength training class for male dancers. A highlight of his career came in 1986 when Mr. Frame — then a soloist with the New York City Ballet — was selected to restage a rare piece of George Balanchine choreography. It was originally performed by the modern dancer Paul Taylor in “Episodes,” a 1959 collaboration between Mr. Balanchine and Martha Graham set to the music of Anton Webern.

Source: New York Times September 02, 2018 01:19 UTC