Provided by Wikipedia Jennifer Dunning (born February 4, 1942) is a writer and critic for ''The New York Times'' on the subjects of dance and ballet. She is the author of the 1985 ''But First a School: The First Fifty Years of the School of American Ballet'', the 1996 ''Alvin Ailey, a Life in Dance'', and the 1997 ''Great Performances: A Celebration''.
Dunning was born in New York City and studied dance. In 1977 she became the ballet critic for ''The New York Times''. She retired from the paper in 2008.
