Paul E. Frame (born April 16, 1957) is a retired

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ballet dancer and practicing chiropractor. Frame danced as a member of the corps de ballet at

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for ten years before retiring from the stage. He is currently the resident chiropractor for

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Early life

Paul Frame was born in

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to Marvan and Mary Elizabeth Frame. As children, he and his twin brother

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took ballet lessons with Jerry Rose.

Career

Ballet

Frame was a member of the ''

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'' of the New York City Ballet from 1979 to 1999. The Frame brothers, Paul and Peter, were profiled in a 1981 book, ''Twins on Twins'', written by Julie Szekely with photographs by Kathryn McLaughlin Abbe and

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. Frame was awarded a scholarship to attend

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. After graduating from School of the Arts, he joined the Ohio Ballet. While dancing with the Ohio Ballet, Frame was offered a spot at the

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in New York City on full-scholarship. He was chosen by

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to join the corps de ballet at

, where he danced for ten years. In 1983,

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, dance reviewer for the

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, praised his "impassioned Mouse King" in ''

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''. He danced the role again in 1984. Dunning praised his "bold, clear dancing," in the sextet in the 1986 performance of ''Shadows,'' where she wrote that his dancing was a "highlight of the performance." In 1987, Dunning wrote that Frame "performed with a special radiance." In 1986, he danced in ''

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''.

Chiropractic

Frame attended college at

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. He graduated from

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in 1998 with a degree in Chiropractic and Physical Medicine Modalities and Therapeutic Procedures. He began his Chiropractic practice in

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shortly after finishing school. He is the resident chiropractor for

. He met the Ballet's Artistic Director,

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, when both men were dancers with the New York City Ballet.

References

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