Ib Andersen

Ib Andersen is a dancer and choreographer, born ? in ?, Denmark. He entered the school of the Royal Danish Ballet at age seven and joined the company in 1972, participating in some of the most important ballets of the repertoire. He was promoted to principal dancer at age 20.

Andersen joined the New York City Ballet in 1980, on George Balanchine’s invitation, and received his first commission from the Royal Danish Ballet in 1987: 1–2–3–1–2. Baroque Variations (1988) and Fête Galante (1989) soon followed. Since his departure from the New York City Ballet in 1990, Andersen has been teaching, staging works by Balanchine, August Bournonville, Michel Fokine, Robbins, and others, and creating works of his own.

Works

• Slovenia (The New World, 1991)
• Belgium (Carnaval, 1992)
• Norway (Holdberg Suite, 1993)
• Japan (Simple Symphony, 1993)
• Canada (Wave, 1994)
• the United States (Brandenburg Concerti, 1994; Rhapsody Concerto, 1994; Thyra, 1995; XII Men, 1996).