Michel Descombey, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Michel Descombey

French ballet dancer and choreographer

Date of Birth: 28-Oct-1930

Place of Birth: Bois-Colombes, Île-de-France, France

Date of Death: 05-Dec-2011

Profession: ballet dancer, choreographer

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Michel Descombey (28 October 1930 – 5 December 2011) was a French ballet dancer, choreographer and director. Descombay studied dancing in Paris, and debuted as a professional dancer of the Ballet de l'Opéra National in 1947.
In 1959 he became premier danseur, then ballet master, and official choreographer and finally director of the company from 1962 to 1969.
He also established the training ballet group of the Opéra National de Paris.
Afterwards he was ballet director of the Zürcher Ballett of the Zurich Opera from 1971 to 1973, and was invited to Mexico by Orozco.
In 1975 he settled down in Mexico, where he became chief choreographer and associate director of the Ballet Teatro del Espacio in 1977.
He was a member of the Sistema Nacional de Creadores de Arte (SNCA).