# Ivan Allen

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{{Short description|American ballet dancer (1930–2012)}}
{{About|the ballet dancer|the mayor of Atlanta|Ivan Allen Jr.}}
{{infobox person
|name=Ivan Allen
|birth_date= {{birth date|1930|06|29}}
|birth_place=Detroit, Michigan, USA
|death_date= {{death date and age|2012|05|07|1930|06|29}}
|known_for = principal dancer, American Ballet Theatre<br>solo dancer, Metropolitan Opera Ballet
}}

'''Ivan G. Allen''' (June 29, 1930 &ndash; May 7, 2012)<ref name=Dignity-obit>{{cite web|url=http://obits.dignitymemorial.com/dignity-memorial/obituary.aspx?n=Ivan-Allen&lc=7092&pid=157514731&mid=5096843&locale=es-US |title=In Memory of Ivan Allen|publisher=Dignity Memorial|accessdate=May 27, 2012}}</ref> was an American [ballet](/source/ballet) dancer who was active as a principal dancer with the [American Ballet Theatre](/source/American_Ballet_Theatre) during the 1950s and early 1960s.  He became a principal [soloist](/source/Solo_(music)) with the [Metropolitan Opera](/source/Metropolitan_Opera) in 1964, making his debut with the company in [Jules Massenet](/source/Jules_Massenet)'s ''[Manon](/source/Manon)'' on November 18, 1964.  He appeared with the company 288 times over the next 14 years, making his last appearance on January 12, 1978 in [Richard Strauss](/source/Richard_Strauss)'s ''[Der Rosenkavalier](/source/Der_Rosenkavalier)''.<ref>[http://archives.metoperafamily.org/archives/frame.htm Metropolitan Opera Archives] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090616235216/http://archives.metoperafamily.org/archives/frame.htm |date=June 16, 2009 }}</ref>

Ivan Allen died on May 7, 2012.<ref name=NYT-obt>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/nytimes/obituary.aspx?n=ivan-g-allen&pid=157593885&fhid=8781 
|title=Ivan G. Allen Obituary|work=New York Times|date=May 13, 2012|accessdate= May 27, 2012}}</ref>

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