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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Edward Villella is an American ballet dancer and choreographer, frequently cited as America's most celebrated male dancer at the time. Villella enrolled in the School of American Ballet at age ten, but then interrupted his studies to complete his college education. He attended the New York Maritime Academy, where he lettered in baseball and was a championship boxer. He graduated with a marine science degree in 1959, and rejoined the School of American Ballet. Villella became a member of the New York City Ballet in 1957, rising to Soloist in 1958 and Principal Dancer in 1960. Among his most noteworthy performances were Oberon in George Balanchine's ballet A Midsummer Night's Dream, Tarantella, Rubies in the Balanchine ballet Jewels, and Prodigal Son. Villella was the first American male dancer to appear with the Royal Danish Ballet, and the only American ever asked to dance an encore at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow

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