Heidi Vosseler (1918–1992) was an American ballerina who trained under Catherine Littlefield in her hometown of Philadelphia before becoming a member of George Balanchine's first American ballet company, American Ballet in 1934. She performed in his first American ballet, Serenade,[1] in his Alma Mater,[2] in two productions he choreographed for the Metropolitan Opera,[3][4][5] and was featured in two Broadway musicals he choreographed, The Boys from Syracuse[6] and Louisiana Purchase in which she understudied and appeared for Vera Zorina.[7] Her sister Mardee was also a ballerina.[8]
Miss Vosseler married tap dancer Paul Draper on June 23, 1941, in Rio de Janeiro[9] and lived with him in Europe until returning to the United States in 1954.[10] They had three daughters, Pamela, Susan and Kate. She died of lung cancer at her home in Woodstock, NY, 74 years old.