Patrick Dupond

Patrick Dupond (14 March 1959 – 5 March 2021) was a French ballet dancer and artistic director. He was named danseur étoile of the Paris Opera Ballet in 1980. He worked with eminent dancers such as Rudolf Nureyev, Maurice Béjart and Alvin Ailey.
In 1990, he became dance director of the Paris Opera Ballet. He left this position in 1995, then the Paris Opera in 1997. 
Dupond was gay and controversially said he made the "mistake of choosing to be gay".
Dupond died on March 5, 2021, a few days before his 62nd birthday.