People: Jun. 17, 1985

"Do I have to dance more?" thought Cynthia Gregory with a sinking feeling as the orchestra began to play again following her final bow. But no. The music was I Could Have Danced All Night, and the entire company was singing along in a warmly sentimental finish to a gala honoring Gregory's 20 years with American Ballet Theater. The exhausted ballerina had already danced her way through highlights reprising her glittering career. "With everything I did there were wonderful memories," said Gregory, 38, after a 15-minute standing ovation. "At one point I got tired, but then I got a second wind...

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