pure movement works, comic and whimsical dances, and those which probe the conflicting forces of modern life. Samaniego's choreography exhibited sufficient variety and artistic depth to satisfy the dancers and their growing audiences. Samaniego moved back to Los Angeles in 1984 and reestablished his Dance Gallery, which performed regularly at the Assistance League Playhouse. Personal life Jorge Samaniego died on August 12, 1987. Both Dance Magazine and the Los Angeles Times obituaries list Samaniego's companion, Kenneth MacDonald, as a survivor. MacDonald grew up in San Mateo County and met Samaniego at a ballet studio in Los Angeles in the early 1970s. They were together for 14 years. On the AIDS quilt MacDonald did for Samaniego, he wrote: "To Jorge Samaniego, my tears, my love, Kenneth." Kenneth MacDonald died of AIDS on April 20, 1995. On another panel, they are listed together, side by side. References 1947 births 1987 deaths American male ballet dancers 20th-century American ballet dancers