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Line 25: ==Career== During World War II, Vanoff performed in [[United Service Organizations]] Camp Shows in the Pacific, touring the Philippines, Korea, and Japan. By the end of the war she had earned a captaincy in the [[United States Army]].<ref name="carmel"/><ref name="hollywood"/><ref name="courierseitz"/> Returning to New York City, she became the lead dancer in [[Charles Weidman]]'s Dance Theatre.<ref name="carmel"/><ref name="hollywood"/> In 1948, she became the first woman choreographer for the [[Hasty Pudding Theatricals]], a dramatic student society at [[Harvard University]] in [[Cambridge, Massachusetts]].<ref name="carmel"/><ref name=pitts>{{cite web |url=http://www.post-gazette.com/news/obituaries/2014/06/26/Obituary-Felisa-Vanoff-Groundbreaking-dancer-choreographer/stories/201406220253|title=Obituary: Felisa Vanoff / Groundbreaking dancer and choreographer, June 11, 1924 – May 29, 2014 |first=Emma S.|last=Brown|work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|date=25 June 2014|accessdate=7 July 2014}}</ref> The following year, she joined the [[New York City Opera]] as a lead dancer, appearing in productions like ''[[Carmen]]'' and ''[[Don Giovanni]]''; she was also the company's assistant choreographer.<ref name="carmel"/><ref name="hollywood"/> In 1953, she joined the [[John Butler Dance Theatre]] where she spent two years as lead dancer, often performing alongside [[Glen Tetley]].<ref name="carmel"/><ref name="hollywood"/> In 1987, she oversaw the [[Joffrey Ballet]]'s recreation of [[Igor Stravinsky]]'s ''[[The Rite of Spring]]''.<ref name="carmel"/><ref name="hollywood"/> She won the [[Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical]] in 1994 for her co-produced musical ''[[City of Angels (musical)|City of Angels]]''.<ref name="carmel"/><ref name="hollywood"/> | |||