- Anna Kisselgoff

Anna Kisselgoff

Former chief dance critic for the New York Times

Anna Kisselgoff was Chief Dance Critic of the New York Times from 1977 to 2005. Earlier, she had been a dance critic and cultural news reporter for the paper and continued as a staff writer until leaving the Times in 2006. She remains a contributor to the Times. Over the years, she has reviewed modern dance, ballet, folk dance, ethnic dance, tap dance, Michael Jackson—and at the 1988 Olympics -ice dancing and the rodeo.

Prior to joining the Times, she wrote dance reviews and features for the New York Times International Edition and worked on the English desk of Agence France-Presse in Paris. A graduate of Bryn Mawr College, she has an M.A. Degree in European history from Columbia University and an M.S. from the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism. Ms. Kisselgoff was named a Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog by Queen Margrethe II of Denmark and Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters by the French Government. The President of Iceland personally awarded her the Order of the Falcon. Other awards for her writing include the Distinguished Alumni Award from the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism, the Dean's Award for Distinguished Achievement from the Columbia Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and an honorary doctorate from Adelphi University.

Born in Paris, she grew up in New York where she studied ballet for nine years with Jean Yazvinsky, a former dancer in Diaghilev's Ballets Russes. She taught ballet history at Yale in 1980 and the Contemporary Choreographers course at Barnard College in 1982, 1984 and 1986. In 2006-2008, she lectured in the Master of Fine Arts program of Hollins University.


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Meet the Provost Office Administration Provost Committees Policies and Procedures	A \| A \| A Anna Kisselgoff Anna Kisselgoff Former chief dance critic for the New York Times Anna Kisselgoff was Chief Dance Critic of the New York Times from 1977 to 2005. Earlier, she had been a dance critic and cultural news reporter for the paper and continued as a staff writer until leaving the Times in 2006. She remains a contributor to the Times. Over the years, she has reviewed modern dance, ballet, folk dance, ethnic dance, tap dance, Michael Jackson—and at the 1988 Olympics -ice dancing and the rodeo. Prior to joining the Times, she wrote dance reviews and features for the New York Times International Edition and worked on the English desk of Agence France-Presse in Paris. A graduate of Bryn Mawr College, she has an M.A. Degree in European history from Columbia University and an M.S. from the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism. Ms. Kisselgoff was named a Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog by Queen Margrethe II of Denmark and Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters by the French Government. The President of Iceland personally awarded her the Order of the Falcon. Other awards for her writing include the Distinguished Alumni Award from the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism, the Dean's Award for Distinguished Achievement from the Columbia Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and an honorary doctorate from Adelphi University. Born in Paris, she grew up in New York where she studied ballet for nine years with Jean Yazvinsky, a former dancer in Diaghilev's Ballets Russes. She taught ballet history at Yale in 1980 and the Contemporary Choreographers course at Barnard College in 1982, 1984 and 1986. In 2006-2008, she lectured in the Master of Fine Arts program of Hollins University.