Portrait of Violette Verdy, in Serenade. Photo taken by Carl Van Vechten, 1961

Violette Verdy (born Nelly Guillerm in 1933) 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. Carl Van Vechten ( June 17, 1880 &ndash December 21, 1964) was an American Writer and Photographer who was a Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. See also,,, A ballerina ( Italian for female dancer) is a Female Ballet Dancer; the male equivalent to this title This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. 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). Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. See also American Ballet Theatre, based in New York City, was one of the foremost ballet companies of the 20th century Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) She spent most of her career as a principal dancer in the New York City Ballet (1958-1977). New York State Theater by David Shankbonejpg|thumb|300px| New York State Theater]] New York City Ballet ( NYCB) is a Ballet company founded in 1948 by Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays While with NYCB, Balanchine created many roles for Verdy, including Emeralds, Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux, La Source, and Sonatine. Emeralds are a variety of the Mineral Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO36 colored Green by trace amounts Swan Lake ( Лебединое Озеро, Lebedinoye Ozero) is a Ballet, op La Source is a Ballet in three acts four scenes with a score collaborated on by Léo Delibes and Ludwig Minkus (Minkus Act I is a 1993 Japanese film written directed edited by and starring Japanese filmmaker Takeshi Kitano.

Upon her retirement from NYCB, she became the director of the Paris Opera Ballet, and became codirector of the Boston Ballet in 1980. The Paris Opéra Ballet is the official Ballet company of the Opéra national de Paris, otherwise known as the Palais Garnier, though The Boston Ballet is a professional Ballet company based in Boston Massachusetts. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) She is currently a professor at Indiana University and Artistic Advisor to the Rock School for Dance Education. Indiana University is the flagship campus of the Indiana University system.

References

• http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9075088 accessed October 2, 2005
• http://newsinfo.iu.edu/sb/page/normal/839.html accessed October 2, 2005
• http://www.therockschool.org/TRS/RSWeb/FacViolette.php accessed October 2, 2005
• The Ballerina Gallery - Violette Verdy