Julia Farron, Longtime Star Of Britain’s Royal Ballet, Dead At 96

“In a 40-year stage career, mostly with the Royal Ballet, she created roles for a host of eminent choreographers, among them Frederick Ashton, John Cranko, Robert Helpmann, Andrée Howard, Kenneth MacMillan, Léonide Massine and Ninette de Valois. … Ms. Farron also became known as an inspiring teacher at both the Royal Academy [of Dance, where she was director in the 1980s,] and the Royal Ballet School, helping to shape the careers of many future ballerinas.” – The New York Times