WASHINGTON — Violette Verdy, one of the leading ballerinas of the 20th century and the first female director of the Paris Opera Ballet, died Monday in Bloomington, Ind. She was 82. Ms. Verdy had also ...

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) – Violette Verdy, principal dancer for New York City Ballet for 20 years and former artistic director of the Paris Opera Ballet and Boston Ballet, has died, the Indiana ...

Violette Verdy, the French-born New York City Ballet star and one of the leading ballerinas of the 20th century, who was also the first female director of the Paris Opera Ballet and a distinguished ...

French ballerina Violette Verdy performs in "Giselle" in Paris on October 27, 1972. Violette Verdy, dancer, choreographer and former director of the Opera de Paris and other world-class companies, ...

Violette Verdy, a French-born star of the New York City Ballet who was regarded as one of the leading ballerinas of the 20th century and briefly served as the first female director of the Paris Opera ...

One of the best known ballerinas and a distinguished professor at Indiana University's Jacobs School of Music, Violette Verdy, died Monday in Bloomington at the age of 82. Verdy was the principal ...

WASHINGTON — Violette Verdy, the French-born New York City Ballet star and one of the leading ballerinas of the 20th century, and a former artistic director of the Boston Ballet, died Monday in ...

Violette Verdy in George Balanchine’s Jewels, 1967. (Martha Swope) By signing up, you confirm that you are over the age of 16 and agree to receive occasional ...

On a weekday afternoon three weeks prior to show time, one fails to see the glamor, the majesty, the elegance that, if all goes as planned, will grace the stage of the Musical Arts Center this coming ...

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Indiana University says Violette Verdy, a distinguished professor who was principal dancer for New York City Ballet for 20 years and former artistic director of the Paris ...

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