Throwback Thursday and Zizi Jeanmaire
Renée Marcelle Jeanmaire was born on April 29, 1924 in Paris. She met
her future husband, Roland Petit at the Paris Opera Ballet School when they
were both nine years old. In 1949, she joined his company, Ballet de Paris.
They soon married and their collaboration began her climb to fame.
Her success in the ballet Carmen led them to Hollywood, where she appeared in musicals in
numbers often choreographed by her husband. Some of her musicals include: Hans Christian Andersen (1952) The Glass Slipper (1955), Daddy Long Legs (1955), The Glass Slipper (1955), Daddy Long Legs (1955), Anything Goes (1956), and the
ballet film Black Tights (1962).
Later, she began to focus her attention on ballet, and
produced over 60 shows with her husband. She also toured with a rock band,"Zizi
au Zenith" when she was in her sixties.
Zizi Jeanmaire and Roland Petit have a daughter, Valentine,
born in 1955.
From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets:
Dance History Factoid #118:
“Renée "Zizi" Jeanmaire
was married to Roland Petit (Dance History Factoid # 84) and performed onstage
and in movies.
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Quote of the Day:
“As you get older you become more understanding. When I was
young it was all about me. I was very egocentric. Now it is a pleasure to work
with young people who have talent. It is a continuity for me. It is a way to go
on...and, I think, a way to grow old.”
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Renée "Zizi" Jeanmaire
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