Jennifer Dunning (born February 4, 1942) is a writer and critic for ''
The New York Times
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'' on the subjects of
dance
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and
ballet
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. She is the author of the 1985 ''But First a School: The First Fifty Years of the School of American Ballet'', the 1996 ''
Alvin Ailey, a Life in Dance'', and the 1997 ''Great Performances: A Celebration''.
Dunning was born in
New York City
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and studied dance. In 1977 she became the ballet critic for ''The New York Times''. She retired from the paper in 2008.
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1942 births
Living people
American dance critics
The New York Times journalists
Bessie Award winners
American women journalists
American women critics
21st-century American women