Jacques d'Amboise's Birth Card: The King of Hearts

In the record

Jacques d'Amboise (born Joseph Jacques Ahearn; July 28, 1934 – May 2, 2021) was an American ballet dancer, choreographer, and educator. The birth-card coordinate for July 28 is the King of Hearts — a calendar position, not a forecast of Jacques d'Amboise's 1995 Kennedy Center Honors.

Kennedy Center Honors record

• 1995 Kennedy Center Honors — Jacques d'Amboise

Jacques d'Amboise is on the 1995 Kennedy Center Honors roster as Jacques d'Amboise (https://www.kennedy-center.org/whats-on/honors/). Jacques d'Amboise (Q1336262, Wikipedia “Jacques d'Amboise (dancer)”) appears here as a person-scope honoree. Jacques d'Amboise is listed as a person-scope honoree for each year in this pack. Honors in this pack for Jacques d'Amboise: 1995 Jacques d'Amboise. Jacques d'Amboise's English Wikipedia title is “Jacques d'Amboise (dancer)”, which is the sitelink used for the REST summary. Birth date 1934-07-28 is the Wikipedia infobox day for Jacques d'Amboise, verified against Wikidata P569 1934-07-28 (match). Kennedy Center artist-bio date status for Jacques d'Amboise is not_published. The harvested card symbol for July 28 is K♥. A public death date of May 2, 2021 (2021-05-02) is listed on Wikidata P570 for Jacques d'Amboise. Source URL https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_d'Amboise_(dancer) is the Wikipedia article used for Jacques d'Amboise. This page does not invent a childhood or a private address for Jacques d'Amboise. It only names the calendar coordinate for July 28 and the Honors years already listed for Jacques d'Amboise.

The King of Hearts coordinate

Jacques d'Amboise was born July 28, 1934 (1934-07-28). Month 7 and day 28 give solar value 13, which is the King of Hearts (The Compassionate King). Card Blueprints treats that as a 365-day coordinate: solar value = 55 − (2 × month + day). The year 1934 is unused, so Jacques d'Amboise's 1934 birth year does not move the card. The King of Hearts does not predict a Kennedy Center Honor and is not a verdict on Jacques d'Amboise. Quoted system copy for the King of Hearts, not a biography of Jacques d'Amboise: You hold emotional authority without hiding behind it. You carry authority in the realm of feeling—the maturity and depth to lead others emotionally and hold space with real strength. At your best, you command emotional situations with both power and authentic care, the steady presence people anchor to. Harvested gifts listed for the King of Hearts: Commanding emotional authority with depth and care; Leading others through feeling with steadiness; Mature, grounded emotional presence; Holding space with both strength and compassion. Harvested life-direction line for the King of Hearts: Your curriculum is learning that true emotional authority requires being reachable. You're learning to lead with your heart open, not armored.

Live King of Hearts meaning page

Wikipedia summary used as source_text

Jacques d'Amboise was an American ballet dancer, choreographer, and educator. He joined the New York City Ballet in 1949 and was named principal dancer in 1953, and throughout his time with the company he danced 24 roles for George Balanchine. He also made film appearances, including Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and Carousel. He choreographed 17 ballets for the New York City Ballet and retired from performing in 1984.

Jacques d'Amboise in the public record

He joined the New York City Ballet in 1949 and was named principal dancer in 1953, and throughout his time with the company he danced 24 roles for George Balanchine. He also made film appearances, including Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and Carousel. He choreographed 17 ballets for the New York City Ballet and retired from performing in 1984. D'Amboise founded the National Dance Institute in 1976 to promote dance to children. His work with the institute was featured in the documentary, He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin', which won an Academy Award and a Primetime Emmy Award. He received the MacArthur Fellowship in 1990, the Kennedy Center Honors in 1995, and the National Medal of Arts in 1998. Joseph Jacques Ahearn was born on July 28, 1934, in Dedham, Massachusetts, to an Irish American father, Andrew Ahearn, and a mother of French Canadian descent, Georgette D'Amboise. He was one of four children.

Summarised from the lead section of the Wikipedia article Jacques d'Amboise (dancer) (CC BY-SA 4.0). No biographical facts were written for this page beyond that article.

Where the record meets the 2 of Clubs

A card is a calendar coordinate, not a cause. What follows sets one line of the card's own published language beside one sentence of the sourced record, paired by a documented rule. It is a resemblance offered for the reader to weigh — not a claim about Jacques d'Amboise, and not a forecast of an honor.

You think best with someone else in the room, and you still leave with a position of your own. You think best with others. Ideas solidify when you talk them through. You're the debater, the collaborator, the one who makes partnerships work through communication.

His work with the institute was featured in the documentary, He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin', which won an Academy Award and a Primetime Emmy Award.

Paired on shared wording: makes, work.

Also on the record

1. His father worked as a personal telegraph operator to Joseph P.
2. Kennedy Sr.
3. The family later moved to Washington Heights, Manhattan, New York.
4. His father became an elevator operator at the Columbia Presbyterian Hospital.

Other honorees with this card

• Alexandra Danilova — 1989 Kennedy Center Honors
• Joe Walsh — 2016 Kennedy Center Honors with Eagles
• Lena Horne — 1984 Kennedy Center Honors
• Ossie Davis — 2004 Kennedy Center Honors
• Steven Spielberg — 2006 Kennedy Center Honors

FAQ

What is Jacques d'Amboise's birth card?

The King of Hearts. July 28 maps to that card through the public Card Blueprints formula. Jacques d'Amboise's year of birth is not used.

Does a birth card predict a Kennedy Center Honor?

No. These pages are coordinates, not fortune-telling. A birth card names a calendar day in a 52-card year. It does not forecast awards, character, or fate.

Where do Jacques d'Amboise's dates and Honors credits come from?

Birth date 1934-07-28 is the day-precision Wikipedia infobox date for Jacques d'Amboise, verified against Wikidata P569 (CC0, day precision, Gregorian preferred). The two sources match. Year-only infoboxes and Wikipedia↔Wikidata conflicts are dropped, not guessed. Honoree identity comes from the Wikipedia Kennedy Center Honors roster, which cites Kennedy Center pages. The Honors line is 1995 Kennedy Center Honors. Kennedy Center artist-bio date status is not_published. Page hooks and evidence come from the Wikipedia REST summary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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