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Roland petit choreographer.
Zizi jeanmaire dances roland petit biography
Roland Petit
French ballet dancer and choreographer (1924–2011)
Roland Petit | |
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Petit in 2009 | |
| Born | 13 January 1924 Villemomble, France |
| Died | 10 July 2011(2011-07-10) (aged 87) Geneva, Switzerland |
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| Alma mater | Paris Opéra Ballet |
| Occupation(s) | Dancer and choreographer |
| Years active | 1945–2011 |
| Spouse | |
| Awards | Prix Benois de la Danse |
| Website | www.roland-petit.fr |
Roland Petit (13 January 1924 – 10 July 2011) was a French ballet company director, choreographer and dancer.
He trained at the Paris Opera Ballet school, and became well known for his creative ballets.
Life and work
The son of shoe designer Rose Repetto, Petit was born in Villemomble, near Paris. He trained at the Paris Opéra Ballet school under Gustave Ricaux and Serge Lifar and began to dance with the corps de ballet in 1940.
He founded the Ballets des Champs-Élysées in 1945 and the Ballets de Paris in 1948, at Théâtre Marigny, with