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Ronald Reagan Calls Gene Kelly

Posted by Kelli on Feb 24, 2011 in blog mentions, media | 1 comment

In this column from The Guardian, the son of President Ronald Reagan shares the following story about his leaving Yale to become a professional dancer: I mean, [my parents] didn’t exactly say, ‘My 18-year-old American son wants to give up Yale and become a ballet dancer — great!’,” he says. “But once they’d understood I was serious, they supported me all the way. My father called Gene Kelly to ask where I should study.” After a year at a...