Violette Verdy
French ballet dancer, choreographer, and professor / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Violette Verdy?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
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.[1] 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,[2] and the recipient of two medals from the French government.[3]
Violette Verdy | |
---|---|
Born | Nelly Armande-Guillerm (1933-12-01)1 December 1933 Pont-l'Abbé, France |
Died | 8 February 2016(2016-02-08) (aged 82) Bloomington, Indiana, U.S. |
Alma mater | Indiana University |
Occupations |
|
Spouse | Colin Clark (divorced) |
Awards | Legion of Honour - Knight (2008) |