華裔芭蕾舞先驅李喬治逝世，享年90歲Ten Times Better (2024)你最好比別人優秀 10 倍. George Lee ~2025 90 歲, a pioneering Asian dancer

 The elements of Mr. Lee’s costume as the character Tea — the Fu Manchu mustache, queue ponytail and rice-paddy hat that have routinely been used in the role — are now widely considered racist stereotypes, but Mr. Lee said he didn’t mind.

李先生飾演的"茶"先生的服裝元素——傅滿洲/鬍子、滿州馬尾辮和稻草帽——如今被廣泛認為是種族主義刻板印象，但李表示他並不介意。

他告訴《紐約時報》：“跳舞就是跳舞。"

“Dancing is dancing,” he told The Times.

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George Lee, Trailblazing Chinese Ballet Dancer, Dies at 90

He is believed to have been the first Asian to dance with New York City Ballet when he was cast in George Balanchine’s production of “The Nutcracker.”

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George Lee in an undated photo. His mother, he said, warned him about pursuing a dance career: “You are Asian,” he recalled her saying, “and we’re going to America, and there will be all white people, so you better be 10 times better.”Credit...George Lee personal collection

華裔芭蕾舞先驅李喬治逝世，享年90歲

據信，當他出演喬治·巴蘭欽製作的《胡桃夾子》時，他是第一位與紐約市芭蕾舞團一起跳舞的亞洲人。

一張黑白照片顯示，喬治李穿著緊身衣，在空中跳躍，一條腿伸開，另一條腿彎曲，一隻手臂舉過頭頂，另一隻手臂伸向一側。

喬治李 (George Lee) 的一張未註明日期的照片。他說，母親曾警告他不要從事舞蹈事業：「你是亞洲人，」他回憶起母親說，「我們要去美國，那裡全是白人，所以你最好比別人優秀 10 倍。」圖片來源：George Lee 個人收藏

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Mr. Lee in 2024 at the Four Queens Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. He pivoted to a career as a blackjack dealer in his mid-40s and receded into dance history.Credit...Saeed Rahbaran for The New York Times

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