My Mother is Tanaquil LeClercq's cousin. I have a sister who is actually named after her. Our family has always been in the arts. I never had the discipline to dance, but my daughter did. She was in a ballet school that was associated with the Dallas Metropolitan Ballet.
I love to watch videos of Tanny dancing and when my daughter was on stage I saw Tanny's long legs and grace. People would often approach me to comment on my daughter's elegance on the stage. My daughter chose to stop dancing, which always saddened me. I always hoped that our family would have another Tanny on stage. I guess I am just a "ballerina wannabe".