Violette Verdy
(1933-2016)
French ballet dancer
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Violette Verdy (born Nelly Armande Guillerm; 1 December 1933 – 8 February 2016) was a French ballerina, choreographer, teacher, and writer who worked as a dance company director with the Paris Opera Ballet in France and the Boston Ballet in the United States. From 1958 to 1977 she was a principal dancer with the New York City Ballet where she performed in the world premieres of several works created specifically for her by choreographers George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins. She was Distinguished Professor of Music (Ballet) at the Jacobs School of Music, Indiana University, in Bloomington, and the recipient of two medals from the French government.
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Nelly Guillerm 1 December 1933 Pont-l`Abbe, France
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8 February 2016 (aged 82) Bloomington, Indiana, U.S.
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| Zodiac | Sagittarius |
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