Yury Grigorovich, pivotal figure in Russian ballet, dies at 98
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Yury Grigorovich has been described as one of the greatest choreographers of the 20th century. He was the artistic director of the Bolshoi Ballet from 1964 to 1995, which he is said to have led with an iron fist. The World's Sarah Birnbaum has more on his life and legacy.