Violette Verdy, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Violette Verdy

ballerina and ballet teacher

Date of Birth: 01-Dec-1933

Place of Birth: Pont-l'Abbé, Brittany, France

Date of Death: 08-Feb-2016

Profession: writer, ballet dancer, university teacher, choreographer, children's writer, music pedagogue

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

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.