John Neumeier
After she had danced Kitri in Rudolf Nureyev's "Don Quixote", the artistic director Rosella Hightower elevated her to étoile in 1982. She went on to dance the roles of dramatic heroines in "Giselle", "Romeo and Juliet (Prokofiev)" and "Onegin". She also danced roles in the ballets of contemporary choreographers including Balanchine, Maurice Béjart, and John Neumeier.