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Former ballerina Susan Jaffe to lead American Ballet Theatre
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This 2000 image released by ABT shows Susan Jaffe and José Manuel Carreño in "Swan Lake." American Ballet Theatre named Jaffe as the new artistic director. Jaffe was a celebrated ballerina at ABT for more than two decades. - photo by Paul Kolnik/ABT via AP
NEW YORK (AP) — When she was 18, she was handpicked by Mikhail Baryshnikov to dance a high-profile role at American Ballet Theatre, launching a celebrated career as one of the world's top ballerinas. Now, 40 years later, Susan Jaffe has been named to lead the company. Jaffe takes over in December as artistic director at ABT, succeeding Kevin McKenzie as the first new director in 30 years.