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1959
The Bell Telephone Hour
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1950
Dream Ballerina
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First Name
Violette
Last Name
Verdy
Full Name at Birth
Nelly Guillerm
Age
78
Date of Birth
1 December, 1933
Birthplace
Pont-l`Abbe, France
Build
Slim
Star Sign
Sagittarius
Ethnicity
White
Nationality
French
Occupation Category
Dancer
Claim to Fame
One of the premier ballet dancers of the twentieth century

Biography

Violette Verdy (born Nelly Guillerm in 1 December 1933 in Pont-l'Abbé) is a French ballerina who has worked as a director of dance companies and in other related capacities since her retirement from performing in the late 1970s. Verdy began dance training as a small child and performed with Les Ballets des Champs-Elysées beginning in 1945. She went on to dance with Les Ballets de Paris (1950; 1953–1954), the London Festival Ballet (1954–1955), La Scala, Milan (1955–1956), and the American Ballet Theatre (1956–1957). She spent most of her career as a principal dancer in the New York City Ballet (1958–1977). While with NYCB, Balanchine created many roles for Verdy, including Emeralds, Tschaikovsky Pas de Deux, La Source and Sonatine.

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