Jacques d'Amboise expounds on dance of life in Westport

Isabelle Cummings (left), 13, and her neighbor and fellow ballet dancer Miranda Schlate, 12, both of Fairfield and students of the Connecticut Dance School in Fairfield, flank former New York City Ballet principal soloist Jacques d'Amboise, who appeared at Bedford Middle School on Wednesday as the guest lecturer for the 11th annual Malloy Lecture in the Arts. The event was sponsored by the Westport Public Library.

Photo: Meg Barone

Dancer Jacques d'Amboise during the Malloy Lecture in the Arts, sponsored by the Westport Public Library, on Wednesday night in Bedford Middle School. Photo: Meg Barone

Bennett Leeds, 16, of Stamford, meets Jacques d'Amboise on Wednesday night at Bedford Middle School, where d'Amboise talked about his autobiography for the annual Malloy Lecture in the Arts. Photo: Meg Barone