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IN MEMORY OF

Rosemarie Perdu February 12, 1907 - July 14, 2009

“A n d w h en the earth shall claim your lim bs,

then shall you truly da n ce.”— Kahlil Gibran



Obituary Of rOsemarie “rOse” Perdu

Rosemarie “Rose” Perdu, age 102, died at her homein Washington, D.C., on July 14, 2009. The cause wascomplications due to aging.

Born February 12, 1907, in Austin, Texas, to Jack and MarieHudson, she graduated from Universal Ballet Academy in 1925.She was married five times, most recently in 1998 to PatrickCoyte.

She lived in many locales, including Paris, while performing asa principal dancer with various dance companies, eventuallysettling in the D.C. area to become artistic director of theVaganova Method Academy. In her 40s, she also worked asa choreographer, frequently dancing the title roles herself —including the challenging solo of Chantelle in Sun set of the

Bloom . Her frequent encouragement to her students was, “If

these old bones can dance, your young ones surely can.”

Rose last performed Chantelle at the age of 79 when asked todance a command performance for Queen Miriam III in 1986.Mikhail Varishnikov, who attended, called her performance “aninspiration to every dancer everywhere.” A film of her life andcareer as a dancer, Pas de Deux- iem e Age , was produced inFrance in 2002, with Varishnikov playing a cameo role.

Rose cofounded the New-Being Foundation, a nonprofit helpingthose suffering from eating disorders, and lectured frequentlyon topic. She also wrote a book about her own battle withanorexia, Th e Slen der Deception , published in 1955.

Survivors include former husbands C.T. Molinari, ComteThomasequieu Archambeau, and Denis Milland; godchild Marc

Vanislaus; and many close friends.

“She d an ced like an an gel, ligh t a s air —

an d som etim es like a d evil, so full of f ire.”

— Mikhail Varishnikov



M E M O R I A L S E R V I C EJuly 25, 2009, from 7 to 11 p.m.

Chemla’s Ballroom, 600 Sweetner Avenue, Washington, D.C.

Order Of service

Opening Music

“The Rose,” by Amanda McBroom,performed by vocalist Josh Sand, Rose’s caregiver

Welcom ing Rem arksOffered by Denis Milland, Rose’s former husband

Cand le Ligh tin g Cerem ony

With remarks by Alvin Horan, Rose’s former dance student

Dance Perform an ce

“God Is in the Roses,” by Rosanne Cash;dance performed by Marc Vanislaus, Rose’s godchild,

who is currently a principal with the Bleue Ballet in Croatia;choreography by Rose Perdu

Meditation Tim e

Led by Cinthia Mavens, Rose’s childhood friend

Recallin g Rose: Fin al Th ough tsInitiated by Stephen Ramone, Rose’s cousin

Others attending are also invited to share brief recollectionsabout Rose.

Closin g Music

“Who Wants to Live Forever,” by Brian May,performed by Babs Bennett, Rose’s niece

A ll th ose atten ding are inv ited to th e a djoin in g

ba llroom for a con tin u in g celebra tion of Rose’s life.

Win e an d cheese provided ; da n cin g en cou raged —

just as sh e would hav e liked it.



Rose Perdu will be interred at Serenity Hill2224 Mountainview, Washington, D.C.

Memorial contributions are welcome atThe New-Being Foundation, P.O. Box 2245,

Washington, DC 20222.

in aPPreciatiOn

Th an ks to Rose’s m an y friend s and to the staff an d v olun teers at

Tw iligh t Hospice, w h o prov ided loving fina l care.

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