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,Sunday NY Times, February 24, 1935 in his Alma Mater,NY Times, September 27, 1935 in two productions he choreographed for the Metropolitan Opera,NY Times, February 5, 1938NY Times, August 8, 1935NY Times by H. Howard Taubman, April 13, 1938th and was featured in two Broadway musicals he choreographed, The Boys from SyracuseNY Times, November 24, 1938 and Louisiana Purchase in which she understudied and appeared for Vera Zorina.NY Times, December 17, 1940 Her sister Mardee was also a ballerina.NY Times, November 3, 1941
Miss Vosseler married tap dancer Paul Draper on June 23, 1941, in Rio de JaneiroNY Times, July 14, 1941 and lived with him in Europe until returning to the United States in 1954.NY Times, June 21, 1941 They had three daughters, Pamela, Susan and Kate. She died of lung cancer at her home in Woodstock, NY, 74 years old.
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obituaries NY Times, March 13, 1992 Skeel, Sharon. Catherine Littlefield: A Life in Dance, Oxford University Press, 2020.