A Chorus Line

Giselles strike a pose in Paris, 1966 (from left to right): Christiane Vlassi, Liane Daydé, Lycette Darsonval, Josette Amiel, Alicia Alonso, Yvette Chauviré, Nina Vladimirovna Vyroubova, Claude Bessy, and Janine Charrat. Photo: Museo Nacional de la Danza, Havana. Courtesy of Isis Wirth.

The Stars Must Wait

Yvette Chauviré, (born in Paris on April 22, 1917), the Grande Dame of French ballet, has died at the age of 99 at her home in Paris on October 19. She is pictured above at the Paris Opera on 6 November 1937. Photo: AFP/Getty Images.