Grandy, Maria (1937–1998)

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Grandy, Maria (1937–1998)

American ballet dancer and teacher. Born Jan 28, 1937, in Portland, Oregon; died of cancer, Mar 28, 1998; m. Seymour Schorr.

Danced with the Robert Joffrey Theater Ballet (1957–58); became a coach in the Joffrey apprentice program (1966), then associate director and director of Joffrey II; staged ballets by Joffrey, Massine and Tudor for the Vienna State Opera Ballet, the Royal Ballet of Flanders and Ottawa Ballet Theater.

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