The Ballet World Mourns the Loss of Violette Verdy
The Indiana University dance community, and the ballet world in general, is mourning the loss of legendary ballerina Violette Verdy. Verdy, one of the 20th century’s ballet icons and a member of IU’s faculty since 1996, passed away yesterday at the age of 82. Verdy’s extraordinary career included 20 years as a New York City […]