US EditionDeath of Dancer Claude Bessy, a Grande Dame of the Paris Opera
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On Instagram, dancers Cécile Chaduteau (Star Academy) and Marie-Claude Pietragalla (Dance with stars) paid tribute to Claude Bessy, famous dancer Étoile, choreographer, and former director of the Paris Opera dance school, who died at the age of 93 on the night from Wednesday 22 to Thursday 23 April 2026.
She died at 93 years of age, drowned under decorations, crosses, medals. She had been a star dancer, then director of the Paris Opera Dance School. Before her imperial reign was tainted by a pretty scandal. One could say that she, without too much risk of being mistaken or being unfair, would have been at the back of the rearguard. At least during the second part of her active life, when she obtained the direction of the School of Dance of the P…
For more than 30 years she directed the Paris Opera Dance School. During her term (1972 - 2004), she trained the greatest French stars such as Patrick Dupond, Sylvie Guillem or Marie-Claude Pietragalla.
Claude Bessy, star of the Paris Opera and iconic director, has marked the dance with its rigour and controversial artistic heritage.
Claude Bessy, former star dancer of the Paris Opera and emblematic director of the Paris Opera Dance School for more than 30 years, died on Thursday 23 April at the age of 93. She had revolutionized teaching and formed stars like Sylvie Guillem and Patrick Dupond.
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